Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay

Birthday: 1946-06-26

Deathday: 2018-11-24

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Richard Jay Potash

imdb_id: nm0419633

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.

Played in movies:

Doug Henning's World of Magic

Score: 10.0

The Prestige

Score: 8.2

Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay

Score: 8.0

Magnolia

Score: 7.7

Boogie Nights

Score: 7.6

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

Score: 7.6

Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

Score: 7.1

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women

Score: 7.0

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

Score: 6.9

The Spanish Prisoner

Score: 6.8

House of Games

Score: 6.8

The Brothers Bloom

Score: 6.6

Redbelt

Score: 6.5

Lost Masterpieces of Pornography

Score: 6.4

Tomorrow Never Dies

Score: 6.4

Heist

Score: 6.3

Homicide

Score: 6.3

State and Main

Score: 6.2

Things Change

Score: 6.1

Heartbreakers

Score: 6.1

The Great Buck Howard

Score: 6.0

The Automatic Hate

Score: 6.0

Ricky Jay Plays Poker

Score: 5.9

Mystery Men

Score: 5.8

Incident at Loch Ness

Score: 5.8

The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky

Score: 5.8

Last Days

Score: 5.5

The Water Engine

Score: 5.3

Sink Or Swim

Score: 4.8

David Mamet on 'House of Games'

Score: 0.0

Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic

Score: 0.0

David Mamet on House of Games

Score: 0.0

The Making of Last Days

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The X-Files

Score: 8.4

Deadwood

Score: 8.1

Deadwood

Score: 8.1

Doug Henning's World of Magic

Score: 8.0

The Simpsons

Score: 8.0

Sneaky Pete

Score: 7.5

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

FlashForward

Score: 7.0

Teen Titans Go!

Score: 6.5

Getting On

Score: 6.3

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Score: 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Score: 4.7

Ring of the Musketeers

Score: 4.0

The Story of Magic

Score: 0.0