Ricky Jay
Acting
Born: 1946-06-26 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
The Simpsons
Ricky Jay (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Teen Titans Go!
Narrator (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The X-Files
The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
Saturday Night Live
Self / Patron
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Lie to Me
Mason Brock
Deadwood
Eddie Sawyer
Sneaky Pete
T.H. Vignetti
The Prestige
Milton
The Unit
Agent Kern
FlashForward
Man in Warehouse
Boogie Nights
Kurt Longjohn
Tomorrow Never Dies
Henry Gupta
Muppets Tonight
Self
Magnolia
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
Getting On
Thoracic Surgeon
Mystery Men
Vic Weems
Heist
Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Heartbreakers
Dawson's Auctioneer
The Spanish Prisoner
George Lang
The Brothers Bloom
Narrator (voice)
Homicide
Aaron
Redbelt
Marty Brown
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
House of Games
George
State and Main
Jack
The Great Buck Howard
Gil Bellamy
Ring of the Musketeers
Kerns
Last Days
Detective
Things Change
Mr. Silver
Sink Or Swim
The Hat
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
Hawkes
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Self
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
The Water Engine
Ratty Inventor
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Self
