Ricky Jay
Acting Born Jun 26, 1946 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- The Simpsons (1989) as Ricky Jay (voice)
- Teen Titans Go! (2013) as Narrator (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The X-Files (1993) as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self / Patron
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Lie to Me (2009) as Mason Brock
- Deadwood (2004) as Eddie Sawyer
- The Unit (2006) as Agent Kern
- Sneaky Pete (2015) as T.H. Vignetti
- The Prestige (2006) as Milton
- FlashForward (2009) as Man in Warehouse
- Magnolia (1999) as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
- Boogie Nights (1997) as Kurt Longjohn
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) as Henry Gupta
- Getting On (2013) as Thoracic Surgeon
- The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979) as Self
- Mystery Men (1999) as Vic Weems
- Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010) as Self
- Heartbreakers (2001) as Dawson's Auctioneer
- The Great Buck Howard (2008) as Gil Bellamy
- The Brothers Bloom (2008) as Narrator (voice)
- Heist (2001) as Don 'Pinky' Pincus