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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
+4
as Milton 
Tomorrow Never Dies
+6
as Henry Gupta 
Boogie Nights
+6
as Kurt Longjohn 
Magnolia
+4
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator 
Heartbreakers
+7
as Dawson's Auctioneer 
Mystery Men
+4
as Vic Weems 
The Great Buck Howard
+16
as Gil Bellamy 
The Brothers Bloom
+15
as Narrator (voice) 
Heist
+2
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus 
The Spanish Prisoner
+7
as George Lang 
State and Main
+8
as Jack 
Things Change
+2
as Mr. Silver 
House of Games
+10
as George 
Redbelt
+2
as Marty Brown 
+10 
Last Days
+3
as Detective 
Incident at Loch Ness
+3
as Self - Party Guest 
Sink Or Swim
+5
as The Hat 
The Automatic Hate
+12
as Uncle Josh