Ricky Jay
Acting · 72 years old
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 X-Files
The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
The Prestige
Milton
Deadwood
Eddie Sawyer
The Simpsons
Ricky Jay (voice)
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Self
Lie to Me
Mason Brock
Magnolia
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Boogie Nights
Kurt Longjohn
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
Sneaky Pete
T.H. Vignetti
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Self
FlashForward
Man in Warehouse
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
Saturday Night Live
Self / Patron
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Self
House of Games
George
The Spanish Prisoner
George Lang
