Acting credits
46
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ricky Jay
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 31Series: 15Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 10743
IMDb ID: nm0419633
Known for: Acting
Born: June 26, 1946
Died: November 24, 2018
Age: 72
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2017
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.75
Wikidata: Q1516734
Also known as
Richard Jay Potash
Other jobs
Writer (3)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ricky Jay.
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
as Self
2017 Movie
5.9
The Automatic Hate
as Uncle Josh
2016 Movie
6.9
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
as Self
2012 Movie
6.6
The Brothers Bloom
as Narrator (voice)
2008 Movie
6.5
Redbelt
as Marty Brown
2008 Movie
6.0
The Great Buck Howard
as Gil Bellamy
2008 Movie
David Mamet on House of Games
as Himself
2007 Movie
5.9
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
as Self
2007 Movie
8.2
The Prestige
as Milton
2006 Movie
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
as Himself
2005 Movie
5.5
Last Days
as Detective
2005 Movie
5.8
Incident at Loch Ness
as Self - Party Guest
2004 Movie
The Making of Last Days
as Himself
2004 Movie
6.3
Heist
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
2001 Movie
6.1
Heartbreakers
as Dawson's Auctioneer
2001 Movie
6.2
State and Main
as Jack
2000 Movie
7.6
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Self
2000 Movie
7.7
Magnolia
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
1999 Movie
5.8
Mystery Men
as Vic Weems
1999 Movie
6.4
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Henry Gupta
1997 Movie
6.8
The Spanish Prisoner
as George Lang
1997 Movie
7.6
Boogie Nights
as Kurt Longjohn
1997 Movie
5.0
Sink Or Swim
as The Hat
1997 Movie
7.2
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
as Self
1996 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ricky Jay.
7.5
Sneaky Pete
as T.H. Vignetti • 7 eps
2015 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.3
Getting On
as Thoracic Surgeon • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.5
Teen Titans Go!
as Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
2013 Series
5.4
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self • 7 eps
2010 Series
7.0
FlashForward
as Man in Warehouse • 3 eps
2009 Series
8.1
Deadwood
as Eddie Sawyer • 4 eps
2004 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck • 1 eps
1993 Series
4.0
Ring of the Musketeers
as Kerns • 1 eps
1992 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Ricky Jay (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
as Self • 1 eps
1979 Series
8.0
Doug Henning's World of Magic
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self / Patron • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series