Ricky Jay
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.
Acted in
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
2017
as Self
The Automatic Hate
2016
as Uncle Josh
Sneaky Pete
2015
as T.H. Vignetti
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012
as Himself
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
as Self
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010
as Narrator
FlashForward
2009
as Man in Warehouse
The Brothers Bloom
2008
as Narrator (voice)
Redbelt
2008
as Marty Brown
The Great Buck Howard
2008
as Gil Bellamy
David Mamet on House of Games
2007
as Himself
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007
as Self
The Prestige
2006
as Milton
Last Days
2005
as Detective
Incident at Loch Ness
2004
as Self - Party Guest
Deadwood
2004
Deadwood
2004
as Eddie Sawyer
The Making of Last Days
2004
as Himself
Heist
2001
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Heartbreakers
2001
as Dawson's Auctioneer
State and Main
2000
as Jack
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
as Self
Magnolia
1999
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Mystery Men
1999
as Vic Weems
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as Henry Gupta
The Story of Magic
1997
as Host
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
as George Lang
Boogie Nights
1997
as Kurt Longjohn
Sink or Swim
1997
as The Hat
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996
as Self
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995
as Hawkes
The X-Files
1993
as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
Ring of the Musketeers
1992
as Kerns
The Water Engine
1992
as Ratty Inventor
Homicide
1991
as Aaron
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990
The Simpsons
1989
as Ricky Jay (voice)
Things Change
1988
as Mr. Silver
House of Games
1987
as George
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979
as Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975
as Self
