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Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay

Actor, Other Crew, Writer

Born June 26, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died November 24, 2018

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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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6 wins and 2 nominations

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Deceptive Practices: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay Official Trailer 1 (2013) HD

Ricky Jay Plays Poker

The Spanish Prisoner - Trailer

Christine Baranski & Deborah Rush-A Midsummer Night's Dream One

Filmography

Actor

88

Type

Year

TCM Remembers 2018 Poster

TCM Remembers 2018 TV Special2018Self

Sneaky Pete Poster

Sneaky Pete TV Series2015T.H. Vignetti

The Automatic Hate Poster

The Automatic Hate Feature Film2015Josh

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Series2014Self

Breathe Life Radio TV TV Series2013

Getting On Poster

Getting On TV Series2013Thoracic Surgeon

Teen Titans Go! Poster

Teen Titans Go! TV Series2013Narrator

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay Poster

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay Documentary2012Self

The End of 'Sluggers' Short Film2011

Lost Masterpieces of Pornography Poster

Lost Masterpieces of Pornography Video2010Narrator

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Poster

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Mini-Series2010Self - Sleight-of-hand Entertainment Historian

Panorama, VIP Harbor Seafood Restaurant, Los Angeles Short Film2010

Flashforward Poster

Flashforward TV Series2009Ted Flosso

Gag Reel - Homicide Video2009Self

Intense Feature Film2009John

Invent Nothing, Deny Nothing: Five Guys from Mamet's HOMICIDE Documentary2009Self

Lie to Me Poster

Lie to Me TV Series2009Mason Brock

D.L. Hughley Breaks the News Poster

D.L. Hughley Breaks the News TV Series2008Self

Diálogos de cine TV Special2008Kurt Longjohn

Redbelt Feature Film2008Marty Brown

Redbelt: Behind the Scenes Documentary2008Self

Redbelt: The Magic of Cyril Takayama Poster

Redbelt: The Magic of Cyril Takayama Documentary2008Self

The Brothers Bloom Poster

The Brothers Bloom Feature Film2008Narrator

The Great Buck Howard Poster

The Great Buck Howard Feature Film2008Gil Bellamy

David Mamet on 'House of Games' Poster

David Mamet on 'House of Games' Documentary2007Self

Ricky Jay Plays Poker Poster

Ricky Jay Plays Poker Documentary2007Self

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts TV Special2007Self

After Hours with Daniel Boulud Poster

After Hours with Daniel Boulud TV Series2006Self

Kidnapped Poster

Kidnapped TV Series2006Roger Prince

The Prestige Poster

The Prestige Feature Film2006Milton

The Unit Poster

The Unit TV Series2006Agent Kern

Tomorrow Never Dies: Deleted and Extended Scenes Introduced by Director Roger Spottiswoode Documentary2006Henry Gupta

Last Days Poster

Last Days Feature Film2005Detective

Making of Last Days Poster

Making of Last Days Video2005Self

Deadwood Poster

Deadwood TV Series2004Eddie Sawyer

Incident at Loch Ness Poster

Incident at Loch Ness Feature Film2004Party Guest

MythBusters Poster

MythBusters TV Series2003Self

James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute TV Special2002

Tomorrow Never Dies: Storyboard Presentations Documentary2002Henry Gupta

Heartbreakers Poster

Heartbreakers Feature Film2001Dawson's Auctioneer

Heist Feature Film2001Don 'Pinky' Pincus

Grateful Dawg Poster

Grateful Dawg Documentary2000Self

State and Main Poster

State and Main Feature Film2000Jack

That Moment: Magnolia Diary Poster

That Moment: Magnolia Diary Documentary2000Self

Magnolia Poster

Magnolia Feature Film1999Burt Ramsey

Mystery Men Poster

Mystery Men Feature Film1999Vic Weems

Boogie Nights Poster

Boogie Nights Feature Film1997Kurt Longjohn

Hacks Feature Film1997The Hat

Mysteries of Magic Documentary1997Host

The Spanish Prisoner Poster

The Spanish Prisoner Feature Film1997George Lang

Tomorrow Never Dies Poster

Tomorrow Never Dies Feature Film1997Henry Gupta

Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay Poster

Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay Documentary1996Self

Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants Poster

Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants TV Movie1996Self

The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky Poster

The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky TV Movie1995Hawkes

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Series1993Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman Poster

Late Show with David Letterman TV Series1993Self - Guest

Magiskt TV Series1993Magic film clip

The X-Files Poster

The X-Files TV Series1993Albert Pinchbeck

Ring of the Musketeers Poster

Ring of the Musketeers TV Movie1992Kerns

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV Series1992Self

The Water Engine Poster

The Water Engine TV Movie1992Ratty Inventor

Civil Wars Poster

Civil Wars TV Series1991Lenny NiCastro

Homicide Poster

Homicide Feature Film1991Aaron

Maury TV Series1991Self

The Thrill Is Gone Poster

The Thrill Is Gone TV Movie1991Dealer

The Secret Cabaret Poster

The Secret Cabaret TV Series1990Self

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women Poster

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women TV Special1989Self

The Simpsons Poster

The Simpsons TV Series1989Ricky Jay

Things Change Poster

Things Change Feature Film1988Mr. Silver

House of Games Poster

House of Games Feature Film1987George

Na siehste Poster

Na siehste TV Series1987Self

The Wil Shriner Show Poster

The Wil Shriner Show TV Series1987Self

Nightlife Poster

Nightlife TV Series1986Self

The Main Attraction Poster

The Main Attraction TV Series1983Self

A Midsummer Night's Dream Poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream TV Movie1982Philostrate

Late Night with David Letterman Poster

Late Night with David Letterman TV Series1982Self - Guest

Simon & Simon Poster

Simon & Simon TV Series1981Bird

The Paul Daniels Magic Show Poster

The Paul Daniels Magic Show TV Series1979Self

The Jim Nabors Show Poster

The Jim Nabors Show TV Series1978Self

Doug Henning's World of Magic Poster

Doug Henning's World of Magic TV Special1976Self - Special Guest

Saturday Night Live Poster

Saturday Night Live TV Series1975Patron

Dinah! TV Series1974Self

ABC Late Night Poster

ABC Late Night TV Series1973Self

Rock Concert Poster

Rock Concert TV Series1973Self

Parkinson Poster

Parkinson TV Series1971Self

60 Minutes Poster

60 Minutes TV Series1968Self - Conmen Expert

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self - Magician

Other Crew

21

Type

Year

The Great Buck Howard Poster

The Great Buck Howard Feature Film2008

Ocean's Thirteen Poster

Ocean's Thirteen Feature Film2007

The Illusionist Poster

The Illusionist Feature Film2006

The Prestige Poster

The Prestige Feature Film2006

Heartbreakers Poster

Heartbreakers Feature Film2001

Heist Feature Film2001

The Affair of the Necklace Poster

The Affair of the Necklace Feature Film2001

The Parent Trap Poster

The Parent Trap Feature Film1998

The Spanish Prisoner Poster

The Spanish Prisoner Feature Film1997

Congo Feature Film1995

Forrest Gump Poster

Forrest Gump Feature Film1994

I Love Trouble Poster

I Love Trouble Feature Film1994

Wolf Feature Film1994

Leap of Faith Poster

Leap of Faith Feature Film1992

Sneakers Poster

Sneakers Feature Film1992

The Magic Balloon Short Film1990

House of Games Poster

House of Games Feature Film1987

The Believers Poster

The Believers Feature Film1987

The Natural Poster

The Natural Feature Film1984

New Magic Short Film1983

The Escape Artist Poster

The Escape Artist Feature Film1982

Writer

5

Type

Year

The Unit Poster

The Unit TV Series2006

Deadwood Poster

Deadwood TV Series2004

Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants Poster

Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants TV Movie1996

The Secret Cabaret Poster

The Secret Cabaret TV Series1990

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women Poster

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women TV Special1989

Thanks

4

Type

Year

Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself Poster

Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself Documentary2020

Invent Nothing, Deny Nothing: Five Guys from Mamet's HOMICIDE Documentary2009

That Moment: Magnolia Diary Poster

That Moment: Magnolia Diary Documentary2000

The Simpsons Poster

The Simpsons TV Series1989

Music Department

1

A Midsummer Night's Dream Poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream TV Movie1982

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