Ricky Jay
- Acting
- June 26, 1946 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- November 24, 2018
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic · Self
- The Automatic Hate · Uncle Josh
- Sneaky Pete · T.H. Vignetti
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Getting On · Thoracic Surgeon
- Teen Titans Go! · Narrator (Voice)
- Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay · Self
- Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood · Self
- Lost Masterpieces of Pornography · Narrator
- FlashForward · Man in Warehouse
- The Brothers Bloom · Narrator (Voice)
- Lie to Me · Mason Brock
- Redbelt · Marty Brown
- The Great Buck Howard · Gil Bellamy
- David Mamet on House of Games · Self
- Ricky Jay Plays Poker · Self, Executive producer
- The Prestige · Milton
- The Unit · Agent Kern
- David Mamet on 'House of Games' · Self
- Last Days · Detective
- Incident at Loch Ness · Self
- Deadwood · Eddie Sawyer, Writer
- The Making of Last Days · Self
- Heist · Don 'Pinky' Pincus
- Heartbreakers · Dawson's Auctioneer
- State and Main · Jack
- That Moment: Magnolia Diary · Self
- Magnolia · Burt Ramsey / Narrator
- Mystery Men · Vic Weems
- Tomorrow Never Dies · Henry Gupta
- The Story of Magic · Host
- The Spanish Prisoner · George Lang
- Boogie Nights · Kurt Longjohn
- Sink Or Swim · The Hat
- Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants · Self, Writer
- Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
- Muppets Tonight · Self
- The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky · Hawkes
- The X-Files · The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
- Ring of the Musketeers · Kerns
- The Water Engine · Ratty Inventor
- Homicide · Aaron
- Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women · Writer
- The Simpsons · Ricky Jay (Voice)
- Things Change · Mr. Silver
- House of Games · George
- The Paul Daniels Magic Show · Self
- Doug Henning's World of Magic
- Doug Henning's World of Magic · Self
- Saturday Night Live · Self / Patron
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self