Person
Ricky Jay
Acting · 1946–2018 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
The Simpsons
Ricky Jay (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The X-Files
The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
Teen Titans Go!
Narrator (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self / Patron
The Unit
Agent Kern
Lie to Me
Mason Brock
Deadwood
Eddie Sawyer
Filmography
- 2017Dai Vernon: The Spirit of MagicSelf
- 2016The Automatic HateUncle Josh
- 2015Sneaky PeteT.H. Vignetti
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
- 2013Getting OnThoracic Surgeon
- 2013Teen Titans Go!Narrator (voice)
- 2012Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky JaySelf
- 2010Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodSelf
- 2010Lost Masterpieces of PornographyNarrator
- 2009FlashForwardMan in Warehouse
- 2009Lie to MeMason Brock
- 2008The Brothers BloomNarrator (voice)
- 2008RedbeltMarty Brown
- 2008The Great Buck HowardGil Bellamy
- 2007David Mamet on House of GamesHimself
- 2007Ricky Jay Plays PokerSelf
- 2006The PrestigeMilton
- 2006The UnitAgent Kern
- 2005David Mamet on 'House of Games'Himself
- 2005Last DaysDetective
- 2004Incident at Loch NessSelf - Party Guest
- 2004DeadwoodEddie Sawyer
- 2004The Making of Last DaysHimself
- 2001HeistDon 'Pinky' Pincus
- 2001HeartbreakersDawson's Auctioneer
- 2000State and MainJack
- 2000That Moment: Magnolia DiarySelf
- 1999MagnoliaBurt Ramsey / Narrator
- 1999Mystery MenVic Weems
- 1997Tomorrow Never DiesHenry Gupta
- 1997The Story of MagicHost
- 1997The Spanish PrisonerGeorge Lang
- 1997Boogie NightsKurt Longjohn
- 1997Sink Or SwimThe Hat
- 1996Ricky Jay and His 52 AssistantsSelf
- 1996Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
- 1995The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the SkyHawkes
- 1993The X-FilesThe Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
- 1992Ring of the MusketeersKerns
- 1992The Water EngineRatty Inventor
- 1991HomicideAaron
- 1990Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
- 1989The SimpsonsRicky Jay (voice)
- 1988Things ChangeMr. Silver
- 1987House of GamesGeorge
- 1979The Paul Daniels Magic ShowSelf
- 1976Doug Henning's World of Magic
- 1975Doug Henning's World of MagicSelf
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf / Patron
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
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