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Ricky Jay

Screenwriter / Writer / Actor | * 06/26/1946 († 72, 11/24/2018) | Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) was an American stage magician, actor and writer. In a 1993 profile for The New Yorker, Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". In addition to sleight of hand, he was known for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter. He also wrote extensively on magic and its history. His acting credits included the films The Prestige, The Spanish Prisoner, Mystery Men, Heist, Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, Heartbreakers, State and Main, House of Games and ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his ...

Tomorrow Never Dies

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1997 | 3.2/5 | 1h 59min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with th ...

Heist

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2001 | 3.2/5 | 1h 47min
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley. ...

Magnolia

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1999 | 3.9/5 | 3h 9min
Drama
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Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a ...

Boogie Nights

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1997 | 3.8/5 | 2h 36min
Drama
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Movies with Ricky Jay as Actor(30)

as Uncle Josh2016 The Automatic Hate
as himself2012 Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
as Narrator2010 Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
as Marty Brown2008 Redbelt
as Gil Bellamy2008 The Great Buck Howard
as Narrator (voice)2008 The Brothers Bloom
as himself2007 Ricky Jay Plays Poker
as Milton2006 The Prestige
as Detective2005 Last Days
as himself2004 The Making of Last Days
as Party Guest2004 Incident at Loch Ness
as Dawson's Auctioneer2001 Heartbreakers
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus2001 Heist
as himself2000 That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Jack2000 State and Main
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator1999 Magnolia
as Vic Weems1999 Mystery Men
as Henry Gupta1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
as George Lang1997 The Spanish Prisoner
as Kurt Longjohn1997 Boogie Nights
as The Hat1997 Hacks
1996 Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
as himself1996 Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
as Hawkes1995 The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
as Kerns1992 Ring of the Musketeers
as Aaron1991 Homicide
1989 Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
as Mr. Silver1988 Things Change
as George1987 House of Games
as himself1987 David Mamet on House of Games

TV Shows/Series with Ricky Jay as Actor(10)

as T.H. Vignetti2015 Sneaky Pete
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as himself2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Man in Warehouse2009 FlashForward
2004 Deadwood
as Eddie Sawyer2004 Deadwood
as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck1993 The X-Files
1989 The Simpsons
as himself1979 The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1975 Doug Henning's World of Magic

Movies with Ricky Jay as Crew(4)

Production/Executive Producer2007 Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Writing/Writer2007 Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Writing/Writer1996 Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Writing/Writer1989 Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women

TV Shows/Series with Ricky Jay as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer2004 Deadwood

Full Name: Ricky Jay
Born: Wednesday, 06/26 1946 (June) in Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 11/24 2018 (November) in Los Angeles (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Cornell University
Other names for Ricky Jay (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Richard Jay Potash"
Ricky Jay frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
David Mamet (20x, Crew)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Phil Hartman (9x, Actor)
Bryan Cranston (8x, Actor)
William H. Macy (8x, Actor)
Paul Thomas Anderson (8x, Crew)
Chris Carter (8x, Crew)
Rosalind Nashashibi (8x, Crew)
Chris Edgerly (8x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:485228, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024