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Richard Jay Potash, known professionally as Ricky Jay, was an American stage magician and actor. In a profile for The New Yorker, Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". In addition to sleight of hand, Jay 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, House of Games, and Magnolia, and the HBO series Deadwood. In 2015 he was the subject of an episode of PBS's American Masters, making him the only magician ever to have been profiled in that series.
Birth Name
Richard Jay Potash
Born
Wednesday, 26 June 1946
Died
Saturday, 24 November 2018
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Money, Explained | Self - Magician | 2021 |
The Automatic Hate | Uncle Josh / Josh / Howard's son | 2015 |
Sneaky Pete | T.H. Vignetti | 2015 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
Getting On | Thoracic Surgeon | 2013 |
Teen Titans Go! | Narrator | 2013 |
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay | Himself / Self | 2012 |
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self - Sleight-of-hand Entertainment Historian | 2010 |
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography | Narrator | 2010 |
Flashforward | Ted Flosso / Man in Warehouse | 2009 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Money, Explained | Self - Magician | 2021 |
The Automatic Hate | Uncle Josh / Josh / Howard's son | 2015 |
Sneaky Pete | T.H. Vignetti | 2015 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
Getting On | Thoracic Surgeon | 2013 |
Teen Titans Go! | Narrator | 2013 |
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay | Himself / Self | 2012 |
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self - Sleight-of-hand Entertainment Historian | 2010 |
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography | Narrator | 2010 |
Flashforward | Ted Flosso / Man in Warehouse | 2009 |
The Brothers Bloom | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2009 |
Intense | John | 2009 |
Lie to Me | Mason Brock | 2009 |
D.L. Hughley Breaks the News | Self | 2008 |
Redbelt | Marty Brown | 2008 |
The Great Buck Howard | Gil Bellamy | 2008 |
Ricky Jay Plays Poker | Himself / Self | 2007 |
The Prestige | Milton | 2006 |
Kidnapped | Roger Prince | 2006 |
After Hours with Daniel Boulud | Self | 2006 |
The Unit | Agent Kern | 2006 |
Last Days | Detective | 2005 |
Incident at Loch Ness | Party Guest / Self - Party Guest | 2004 |
Deadwood | Eddie Sawyer | 2004 |
MythBusters | Self | 2003 |
Heist | Don 'Pinky' Pincus | 2001 |
Heartbreakers | Dawson's Auctioneer | 2001 |
Grateful Dawg | Self | 2000 |
That Moment: Magnolia Diary | Himself / Self | 2000 |
State and Main | Jack | 2000 |
Magnolia | Narrator / Burt Ramsey | 1999 |
Mystery Men | Vic Weems | 1999 |
The Spanish Prisoner | George Lang | 1998 |
Tomorrow Never Dies | Henry Gupta | 1997 |
Boogie Nights | Kurt Longjohn | 1997 |
Hacks | The Hat | 1997 |
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants | Himself / Self | 1996 |
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky | Hawkes | 1995 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest / Himself | 1993 |
The X-Files | The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck | 1993 |
Ring of the Musketeers | Kerns | 1992 |
The Water Engine | Ratty Inventor | 1992 |
Civil Wars | Lenny NiCastro | 1991 |
Homicide | Aaron | 1991 |
The Simpsons | Ricky Jay | 1989 |
Things Change | Mr. Silver | 1988 |
House of Games | George / George (Vegas Man) | 1987 |
The Wil Shriner Show | Self | 1987 |
Nightlife | Self | 1986 |
Simon & Simon | Bird | 1981 |
The Paul Daniels Magic Show | Self | 1979 |
The Jim Nabors Show | Self | 1978 |
Doug Henning's World of Magic | Self - Special Guest | 1976 |
Saturday Night Live | Patron / Self | 1975 |
Rock Concert | Self | 1973 |
Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
60 Minutes | Himself - Conmen Expert (segment "Pigeon Fever") | 1968 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Producer Filmography
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