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Ricky Jay
Known for: ActingRichard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) was an American 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.
Filmography 19
The Prestige
as Milton 
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Henry Gupta 
Boogie Nights
as Kurt Longjohn 
Magnolia
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator 
Heartbreakers
as Dawson's Auctioneer 
Mystery Men
as Vic Weems 
The Great Buck Howard
as Gil Bellamy 
The Brothers Bloom
as Narrator (voice) 
Heist
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus 
The Spanish Prisoner
as George Lang 
State and Main
as Jack 
House of Games
as George 
Redbelt
as Marty Brown 
Last Days
as Detective 
Things Change
as Mr. Silver 
Incident at Loch Ness
as Self - Party Guest 
Sink Or Swim
as The Hat 
The Automatic Hate
as Uncle Josh