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Ricky Jay

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Serious scholar of unusual performances and the author of 'Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women' which chronicles the bizarre performers found in circuses, sideshows, and other odd places - a copy of which appears prominently amongst Stanley's volumes on a table in Magnolia. Also the author of 'Extraordinary Exhibitions'... See more trivia »

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Richard Jay Potash
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Filmography

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2013 Teen Titans Go! (TV series)
Narrator
– Double Trouble/ The Date (2013) … Narrator (voice)
 
2011 The End of 'Sluggers' (short)
 
2011 The Simpsons (TV series)
Ricky Jay
– The Great Simpsina (2011) … Ricky Jay (voice)
 
2010 Lost Masterpieces of Pornography (video short)
Narrator
 
2009-2010 FlashForward (TV series)
Ted Flosso / Man in Warehouse
– Revelation Zero: Part 1 (2010) … Ted Flosso
– Revelation Zero: Part 2 (2010) … Ted Flosso
– Playing Cards with Coyote (2009) … Man in Warehouse
 
2009 Lie to Me (TV series)
Mason Brock
– Fold Equity (2009) … Mason Brock
 
2009 Intense
John
 
2007-2009 The Unit (TV series)
Agent Kern
– Bad Beat (2009) … Agent Kern
– Pandemonium: Part Two (2007) … Agent Kern
– Paradise Lost (2007) … Agent Kern
– Bedfellows (2007) … Agent Kern
 
2008 The Brothers Bloom
Narrator (voice)
 
2008 Redbelt
Marty Brown
 
2008 The Great Buck Howard
Gil Bellamy
 
2006-2007 Kidnapped (TV series)
Roger Prince
– Mutiny (2007) … Roger Prince
– Gone Fishing (2007) … Roger Prince
– Number One with a Bullet (2006) … Roger Prince
– Pilot (2006) … Roger Prince
 
2006 The Prestige
Milton
 
2005 Last Days
Detective
 
2004 Deadwood (TV series)
Eddie Sawyer
– Sold Under Sin (2004) … Eddie Sawyer
– Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking (2004) … Eddie Sawyer
– Mister Wu (2004) … Eddie Sawyer
– No Other Sons or Daughters (2004) … Eddie Sawyer
– Suffer the Little Children (2004) … Eddie Sawyer
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2004 Incident at Loch Ness
Party Guest
 
2001 Heist
Don 'Pinky' Pincus
 
2001 Heartbreakers
Dawson's Auctioneer
 
2000 State and Main
Jack
 
2000 The X-Files (TV series)
Albert Pinchbeck / Herman Pinchbeck / The Amazing Maleeni
– The Amazing Maleeni (2000) … The Amazing Maleeni/Herman Pinchbeck/Albert Pinchbeck
 
1999 Magnolia
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
 
1999 Mystery Men
Vic Weems
 
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
Henry Gupta
 
1997/I Hacks
The Hat
 
1997 Boogie Nights
Kurt Longjohn
 
1997 The Spanish Prisoner
George Lang
 
1995 The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (TV movie)
Hawkes
 
1992 Ring of the Musketeers (TV movie)
Kerns (as Rickey Jay)
 
1992 The Water Engine (TV movie)
Ratty Inventor
 
1991 Civil Wars (TV series)
Lenny NiCastro
– Pilot (1991) … Lenny NiCastro
 
1991 Homicide
Aaron
 
1988 Things Change
Mr. Silver
 
1987 House of Games
George/Vegas Man
 
1983 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Bird
– Red Dog Blues (1983) … Bird
 
1982 A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV movie)
Philostrate
 
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2008 The Great Buck Howard (technical consultant: magic)
 
2007 Ocean's Thirteen (consultant)
 
2006 The Prestige (technical advisor: magic)
 
2006 The Illusionist (technical advisor: magic)
 
2001 The Affair of the Necklace (technical consultant)
 
2001 Heist (technical consultant)
 
2001 Heartbreakers (technical consultant: con games)
 
1998 The Parent Trap (technical consultant)
 
1997 The Spanish Prisoner (technical consultant)
 
1995 Congo (illusion creator, technical consultant)
 
1994 Forrest Gump (illusion wheelchair designer)
 
1994 Wolf (technical consultant)
 
1994 I Love Trouble (technical consultant)
 
1992 Leap of Faith (consultant: cons and frauds)
 
1992 Sneakers (sleight of hand consultant)
 
1990 The Magic Balloon (short) (technical consultant)
 
1987 House of Games (consultant: confidence games)
 
1987 The Believers (technical consultant)
 
1984 The Natural (technical consultant)
 
1983 New Magic (short) (magic advisor)
 
1982 The Escape Artist (technical advisor)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
2007 The Unit (TV series)
– Bedfellows (2007) (story)
 
2004 Deadwood (TV series)
– Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking (2004) (written by)
 
1996 Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (TV movie)
 
1989 Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women (TV movie)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1982 A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV movie) (music effects)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
2013 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 25 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Sleight-of-hand Entertainment Historian
– Peepshow Pioneers (2010) … Himself - Sleight-of-hand Entertainment Historian
 
2010 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Conmen Expert (segment "Pigeon Fever")
– Made in U.S.A./Davos/Pigeon Fever (2010) … Himself - Conmen Expert (segment "Pigeon Fever")
 
2009 D.L. Hughley Breaks the News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (2009) … Himself
 
2007 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 After Hours with Daniel Boulud (TV series)
Himself
– Campanile (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Ricky Jay Plays Poker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Making of Gus Van Sant's 'Last Days' (video short)
Himself
 
2004 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Exploding Jawbreaker (2004) … Himself
 
1998-2002 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2000 Grateful Dawg (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 That Moment: Magnolia Diary (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Mysteries of Magic (TV documentary)
Host
 
1996 Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.166 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 The Secret Cabaret (TV series)
Himself
 
1989 Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 Rock Concert (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 November 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode #5.23 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 The Jim Nabors Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself / Patron
– Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry (1977) … Himself/Patron
 
1976 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– The Parkinson Magic Show (1976) … Himself
 
1973 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
– Comedy Concert No. 2 (1973) … Himself
 
1970 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 October 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2008 Diálogos de cine (TV movie)
Kurt Longjohn
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

"Learned Pig and Fireproof Women", "Cards as Weapons"; and, editor of "Many Mysteries Unraveled or Conjuring Literature in America 1786-1876." See more »

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Alternate Names:

Rickey Jay

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Trivia:

Serious scholar of unusual performances and the author of 'Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women' which chronicles the bizarre performers found in circuses, sideshows, and other odd places - a copy of which appears prominently amongst Stanley's volumes on a table in Magnolia. Also the author of 'Extraordinary Exhibitions'... See more »