Ricky Jay
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1946-06-26
Deathday 2018-11-24 (72 years old)
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As Richard Jay Potash
Ricky Jay
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
Actor
as Self
as Uncle Josh
as T.H. Vignetti
as Narrator
as Man in Warehouse
as Narrator (voice)
as Marty Brown
as Gil Bellamy
as Himself
as Self
as Milton
as Detective
as Self - Party Guest
as Himself
as Eddie Sawyer
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
as Dawson's Auctioneer
as Jack
as Self
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
as Vic Weems
as Henry Gupta
as George Lang
as Kurt Longjohn
as The Hat
as Host
as Self
as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
as Kerns
as Ratty Inventor
as Kerns
as Aaron
as Ricky Jay (voice)
as Mr. Silver
as George
as Self
as Self
as Self
Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Producer
as Executive Producer