Ricky Jay
Age: 72 | From: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1946-06-26 03:44:32
Death: 2018-11-24 03:44:32
Aliases: Richard Jay Potash
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 20
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
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 Famous Work
The X-Files
(1993) The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
Sneaky Pete
(2015) T.H. Vignetti
FlashForward
(2009) Man in Warehouse
Deadwood
(2004) Eddie Sawyer
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
(1979) Self
The Prestige
(2006) Milton
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
(2010) Self
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997) Henry GuptaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Self | |
| 2016 | Uncle Josh | |
| 2015 | T.H. Vignetti | |
| 2014 | N/A | |
| 2012 | Himself | |
| 2010 | Self | |
| Narrator | ||
| 2009 | Man in Warehouse | |
| 2008 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Marty Brown | ||
| Gil Bellamy | ||
| 2007 | Himself | |
| Self | ||
| 2006 | Milton | |
| 2005 | Detective | |
| 2004 | Self - Party Guest | |
| N/A | ||
| Eddie Sawyer | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2001 | Don 'Pinky' Pincus | |
| Dawson's Auctioneer | ||
| 2000 | Jack | |
| Self | ||
| 1999 | Burt Ramsey / Narrator | |
| Vic Weems | ||
| 1997 | Henry Gupta | |
| Host | ||
| George Lang | ||
| Kurt Longjohn | ||
| The Hat | ||
| 1996 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 1995 | Hawkes | |
| 1993 | The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck | |
| 1992 | Kerns | |
| Ratty Inventor | ||
| 1991 | Aaron | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 1989 | Ricky Jay (voice) | |
| 1988 | Mr. Silver | |
| 1987 | George | |
| 1979 | Self | |
| 1975 | Self | |
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1961 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Writer | |
| 2004 | Writer | |
| 1996 | Writer | |
| 1990 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
