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Portrait of Ricky Jay

Acting

Ricky Jay

Career

Active from 1988 to 2016, busiest in 1997 and 2008 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Deadwood
Deadwood
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ricky Jay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Heartwarming 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

5 titles · average score 66
The Automatic Hate
The Automatic Hate (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

as Uncle Josh

Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as T.H. Vignetti

Teen Titans Go!
Teen Titans Go! (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Getting On
Getting On (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Thoracic Surgeon

Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Narrator

2000s

13 titles · average score 69
The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice)

Lie to Me
Lie to Me (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mason Brock

FlashForward
FlashForward (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Man in Warehouse

The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gil Bellamy

Redbelt
Redbelt (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Marty Brown

Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Ricky Jay Plays Poker (2007)

Writer, Executive Producer

The Prestige
The Prestige (2006)
GoodWatch score 78

as Milton

The Unit
The Unit (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Agent Kern

Last Days
Last Days (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as Detective

Deadwood
Deadwood (2004)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Eddie Sawyer

Heist
Heist (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as Don 'Pinky' Pincus

Heartbreakers
Heartbreakers (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dawson's Auctioneer

1990s

13 titles · average score 70
Magnolia
Magnolia (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

as Burt Ramsey / Narrator

Mystery Men
Mystery Men (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

as Vic Weems

Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

as Henry Gupta

The Spanish Prisoner
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

as George Lang

Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Kurt Longjohn

Sink Or Swim
Sink Or Swim (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Hat

Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (1996)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hawkes

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck

The Water Engine
The Water Engine (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ratty Inventor

Homicide
Homicide (1991)
GoodWatch score 74

as Aaron

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women (1990)

Writer

1980s

3 titles · average score 79
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Ricky Jay (voice)

Things Change
Things Change (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mr. Silver

House of Games
House of Games (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

as George