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Ricky Jay

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.

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

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