Ricky Jay
Date of birth: 1946-06-26
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Richard Jay Potash
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.
Movie Credits
Magnolia
1999-12-17
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famo
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997-12-11
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against eac
Last Days
2005-06-12
The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday
Boogie Nights
1997-10-10
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic po
The Brothers Bloom
2008-09-09
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios
Mystery Men
1999-08-06
When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova
House of Games
1987-10-11
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996-12-17
Sleight of hand magician Ricky Jay blends light comedy and close-up magic to entertain a live audien
The Spanish Prisoner
1997-12-03
An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990-04-19
Based on Ricky Jay's book of the same title, this TV special was made up of a combination of magic,
The Great Buck Howard
2008-01-18
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs o
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012-10-04
The life and career of renowned magician and sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay.
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007-02-13
This is the companion video to Ricky Jay's selection of poker tunes entitled "Ricky Jay plays poker.
Heartbreakers
2001-03-23
Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. M
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010-06-02
This lost masterpiece of pornography was recently discovered in a woodworking shop of a Beverly Hill
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995-06-15
A young ranger in the Montana wilderness discovers the great forces of nature while learning the imp
Homicide
1991-05-28
A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group
The Automatic Hate
2016-03-11
When Davis Green's alluring young cousin Alexis appears on his doorstep one night, he discovers that
The Prestige
2006-10-17
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supre
Redbelt
2008-04-07
Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. H
Sink Or Swim
1997-09-19
Brian is a television writer-producer who has to script a 22-episode anthology, but lacks inspiratio
State and Main
2000-08-26
A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for show
Things Change
1988-10-21
Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repa
The Water Engine
1992-08-24
In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to ge
Heist
2001-11-09
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera
The Making of Last Days
2004-01-01
Behind-the-scenes documentary of Gus Van Sant's "Last Days."
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000-01-01
A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through
David Mamet on House of Games
2007-08-21
A documentary filmed on location and behind the scenes during the making of David Mamet's 1987 film
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996-11-18
A documentary about the life and work of sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay, with appearances by Ricky
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
2017-07-04
In addition to the insight provided by performers who knew Vernon, including Max Maven, Herb Zarrow,
Incident at Loch Ness
2004-12-17
When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976-12-01
The December 1976 broadcast of Doug Henning’s World of Magic, hosted by Michael Landon
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005-08-12
A documentary that is made up of video footage shot during the making of the film. It includes inter