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.

Casted

The Prestige

Played Milton

Average Rating

8.2

16980 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 2006

19 years ago
Magnolia

Played Burt Ramsey / Narrator

Average Rating

7.7

3814 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1999

26 years ago
Boogie Nights

Played Kurt Longjohn

Average Rating

7.6

3385 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1997

28 years ago
Tomorrow Never Dies

Played Henry Gupta

Average Rating

6.4

3292 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1997

28 years ago
Heartbreakers

Played Dawson's Auctioneer

Average Rating

6.1

955 votes

Release Date

Mar 23, 2001

25 years ago
Mystery Men

Played Vic Weems

Average Rating

5.8

877 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1999

27 years ago
The Brothers Bloom

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

6.6

685 votes

Release Date

Sep 09, 2008

17 years ago
Heist

Played Don 'Pinky' Pincus

Average Rating

6.3

587 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 2001

24 years ago
Last Days

Played Detective

Average Rating

5.5

389 votes

Release Date

Jun 12, 2005

21 years ago
House of Games

Played George

Average Rating

6.8

330 votes

Release Date

Oct 11, 1987

39 years ago
The Spanish Prisoner

Played George Lang

Average Rating

6.8

300 votes

Release Date

Dec 03, 1997

28 years ago
Redbelt

Played Marty Brown

Average Rating

6.5

285 votes

Release Date

Apr 07, 2008

18 years ago
State and Main

Played Jack

Average Rating

6.3

281 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 2000

25 years ago
The Great Buck Howard

Played Gil Bellamy

Average Rating

6.0

262 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 2008

18 years ago
Homicide

Played Aaron

Average Rating

6.2

143 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1991

35 years ago
Incident at Loch Ness

Played Self - Party Guest

Average Rating

5.8

91 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 2004

21 years ago
Things Change

Played Mr. Silver

Average Rating

6.1

75 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1988

38 years ago
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

Played Himself

Average Rating

6.9

33 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 2012

13 years ago
The Automatic Hate

Played Uncle Josh

Average Rating

5.9

29 votes

Release Date

Mar 11, 2016

10 years ago
That Moment: Magnolia Diary

Played Self

Average Rating

7.6

16 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2000

26 years ago
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography

Played Narrator

Average Rating

6.4

13 votes

Release Date

Jun 02, 2010

16 years ago
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky

Played Hawkes

Average Rating

5.8

11 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 1995

31 years ago
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

8 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1996

29 years ago
Ricky Jay Plays Poker

Played Self

Average Rating

5.9

7 votes

Release Date

Feb 13, 2007

19 years ago
Sink Or Swim

Played The Hat

Average Rating

4.8

5 votes

Release Date

Sep 19, 1997

28 years ago
The Water Engine

Played Ratty Inventor

Average Rating

5.2

4 votes

Release Date

Aug 24, 1992

34 years ago
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 19, 1990

36 years ago
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1996

29 years ago
Doug Henning's World of Magic

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1976

50 years ago
The Making of Last Days

Played Himself

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2004

22 years ago
David Mamet on House of Games

Played Himself

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 21, 2007

18 years ago
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 04, 2017

8 years ago
David Mamet on 'House of Games'

Played Himself

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 2005

20 years ago

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