Ricky Jay
Acting
Born 1946-06-26 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash) was an actor, magician, cardsharp, and film consultant. Ricky's love and deep study of card tricks and deception gained him worldwide fame and respect, and he was often called in to consult for movies and TV shows where deception was a key element of the story. Ricky was an exceptional close-up magician and playing-card handler, but he also acted in movies such as Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Magnolia, as well as TV shows like the X-Files, HBO's Deadwood, and David Mamet's The Unit, always playing intense characters who seemed to know everything but only handed out information in riddles and suggestions.
Known for
The Prestige
2006 · Movie
Boogie Nights
1997 · Movie
Magnolia
1999 · Movie
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997 · Movie
Heartbreakers
2001 · Movie
Mystery Men
1999 · Movie
Heist
2001 · Movie
The Brothers Bloom
2008 · Movie
House of Games
1987 · Movie
Redbelt
2008 · Movie
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000 · Movie
The Great Buck Howard
2008 · Movie
The Spanish Prisoner
1997 · Movie
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996 · Movie
Homicide
1991 · Movie
State and Main
2000 · Movie
Things Change
1988 · Movie
Incident at Loch Ness
2004 · Movie
Last Days
2005 · Movie
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996 · Movie
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995 · Movie
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990 · Movie
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012 · Movie
Sink Or Swim
1997 · Movie
The Automatic Hate
2016 · Movie
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007 · Movie
The Making of Last Days
2004 · Movie
David Mamet on House of Games
2007 · Movie
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
2017 · Movie
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005 · Movie