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