As Actor
The Brothers Bloom
2008
6.6
Ricky Jay
Acting
Birth date
June 26, 1946
Birth place
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Death date
November 24, 2018
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.
Featured in
As Actor
Redbelt
2008
6.5
As Actor
The Great Buck Howard
2008
6.0
As Actor
Last Days
2005
5.6
As Actor
Heist
2001
6.3
As Actor
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
7.6
As Actor
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
6.4
As Actor
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
6.8
As Actor
Sink Or Swim
1997
4.8
As Actor, As Writer
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996
7.1
As Actor
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995
5.8
As Actor
Homicide
1991
6.3
As Actor, As Writer
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990
7.0
As Actor
Things Change
1988
6.1
As Actor
House of Games
1987
6.8