Ricky Jay
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-06-26 (72 years old)
Deathday
2018-11-24
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 sugg...
Acting
1999
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
1997
as Henry Gupta
2005
as Detective
1997
as Kurt Longjohn
2008
as Narrator (voice)
1999
as Vic Weems
1987
as George
1996
1997
as George Lang
2008
as Gil Bellamy
2007
as Self
2001
as Dawson's Auctioneer
2010
as Narrator
1995
1991
as Aaron
2016
as Uncle Josh
2006
as Milton
2008
as Marty Brown
1997
as The Hat
2000
as Jack
1988
as Mr. Silver
1992
as Ratty Inventor
2001
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
2004
as Himself
2000
as Self
2007
as Himself
2017
2004
as Self - Party Guest
Production
2007
as Executive Producer
2007
as Writer
1990
as Writer
1996
as Writer
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