Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Born June 26, 1946
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.
MovieDai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
2017
as Self
MovieThe Automatic Hate
2016
as Uncle Josh
TVSneaky Pete
2015
as T.H. Vignetti
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVGetting On
2013
as Thoracic Surgeon
TVTeen Titans Go!
2013
as Narrator (voice)
MovieDeceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012
as Self
TVMoguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
as Self
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010
as Narrator
TVFlashForward
2009
as Man in Warehouse
TVLie to Me
2009
as Mason Brock
MovieThe Brothers Bloom
2008
as Narrator (voice)
MovieRedbelt
2008
as Marty Brown
MovieThe Great Buck Howard
2008
as Gil Bellamy
MovieDavid Mamet on House of Games
2007
as Himself
MovieRicky Jay Plays Poker
2007
as Self
MovieThe Prestige
2006
as Milton
TVThe Unit
2006
as Agent Kern
MovieDavid Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005
as Himself
MovieLast Days
2005
as Detective
MovieIncident at Loch Ness
2004
as Self - Party Guest
TVDeadwood
2004
as Eddie Sawyer
MovieThe Making of Last Days
2004
as Himself
MovieHeist
2001
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
MovieHeartbreakers
2001
as Dawson's Auctioneer
MovieState and Main
2000
as Jack
MovieThat Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
as Self
MovieMagnolia
1999
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
MovieMystery Men
1999
as Vic Weems
MovieTomorrow Never Dies
1997
as Henry Gupta
The Story of Magic
1997
as Host
MovieThe Spanish Prisoner
1997
as George Lang
MovieBoogie Nights
1997
as Kurt Longjohn
MovieSink Or Swim
1997
as The Hat
MovieRicky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996
as Self
MovieHustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
MovieThe Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995
as Hawkes
TVThe X-Files
1993
as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
TVRing of the Musketeers
1992
as Kerns
The Water Engine
1992
as Ratty Inventor
MovieHomicide
1991
as Aaron
MovieLearned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Ricky Jay (voice)
MovieThings Change
1988
as Mr. Silver
MovieHouse of Games
1987
as George
TVThe Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979
as Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976
TVDoug Henning's World of Magic
1975
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Patron
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
