Ricky Jay

Actor · Born 26 June 1946, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died 24 November 2018

Richard 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.

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Also known as: Richard Jay Potash

Ricky Jay appears in 9 titles on Nahoko (9 movies and 0 TV shows), released between 1987 and 2008. Where you are (United States), 7 of these titles are streaming right now, mostly on Tubi TV (4), fuboTV (3), Philo (3). The best rated is House of Games (7.2 on IMDb); the most voted is Tomorrow Never Dies. Across all their titles the average IMDb rating is 6.6. Their most recent title is The Brothers Bloom (2008). Most of their work dates from the 2000s (5 titles). Mainly Drama, Comedy, Action. Their most frequent collaborators are Rebecca Pidgeon (3 titles together), Joe Mantegna (2), Mike Nussbaum (2). Their movies have earned $395.5M at the box office in total, led by Tomorrow Never Dies ($333M).