Ricky Jay
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-06-26 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2018-11-24
Biography
Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash) was an 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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Ricky Jay (voice)
The X-Files
as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self / Patron
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Teen Titans Go!
as Narrator (voice)
Deadwood
as Eddie Sawyer
Sneaky Pete
as T.H. Vignetti
The Prestige
as Milton
FlashForward
as Man in Warehouse
Boogie Nights
as Kurt Longjohn
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Henry Gupta
Getting On
as Thoracic Surgeon
Magnolia
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Heist
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Mystery Men
as Vic Weems
Heartbreakers
as Dawson's Auctioneer
State and Main
as Jack
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self