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.
51 acting credits
Acting · 51
The Simpsons
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The X-Files
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Teen Titans Go!
2013
Lie to Me
2009
The Unit
2006
Deadwood
2004
Sneaky Pete
2015
FlashForward
2009
The Prestige
2006
Getting On
2013
Magnolia
1999
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979
Boogie Nights
1997
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
Heartbreakers
2001
Mystery Men
1999
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
Ring of the Musketeers
1992
The Great Buck Howard
2008
Heist
2001
The Brothers Bloom
2008
Redbelt
2008
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975
Homicide
1991
State and Main
2000
Last Days
2005
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995
Things Change
1988
Incident at Loch Ness
2004
House of Games
1987
The Automatic Hate
2016
Sink Or Swim
1997
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010
The Story of Magic
1997
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
The Water Engine
1992
The Making of Last Days
2004
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996
David Mamet on House of Games
2007
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
2017