Ricky Jay
Actor, Writer
June 26, 1946 — November 24, 2018 (72 years)
Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) was an American 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
Filmography
| 2015 | Sneaky Pete · as T.h. Vignetti |
| 2015 | The Automatic Hate · as Uncle JoshOn Plex |
| 2013 | Getting On (US) · as Thoracic Surgeon |
| 2013 | Teen Titans Go! · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | FlashForward · as Man In Warehouse |
| 2009 | Lie to Me · as Mason Brock |
| 2008 | The Brothers Bloom · as Narrator (voice)On Plex |
| 2008 | Redbelt · as Marty Brown |
| 2008 | The Great Buck Howard · as Gil Bellamy |
| 2006 | The Prestige · as Milton |
| 2006 | Kidnapped · as Roger Prince |
| 2006 | The Unit · as Agent Kern |
| 2005 | Last Days · as Detective |
| 2004 | Deadwood · as Eddie Sawyer |
| 2002 | James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute · as Cast |
| 2001 | Heist · as Don 'pinky' Pincus |
| 2001 | Heartbreakers · as Dawson's Auctioneer |
| 2000 | State and Main · as JackOn Plex |
| 1999 | Magnolia · as Burt Ramsey / Narrator |
| 1999 | Mystery Men · as Vic Weems |
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies · as Henry Gupta |
| 1997 | The Spanish Prisoner · as George LangOn Plex |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights · as Kurt Longjohn |
| 1997 | Hacks · as The HatOn Plex |
| 1995 | The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky · as HawkesOn Plex |
| 1993 | The X-Files · as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck |
| 1992 | Ring of the Musketeers · as Kerns |
| 1992 | The Water Engine · as Ratty Inventor |
| 1991 | Civil Wars · as Lenny Nicastro |
| 1991 | Homicide · as AaronOn Plex |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Ricky Jay (voice) |
| 1988 | Things Change · as Mr. Silver |
| 1987 | House of Games · as George |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Philostrate |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon · as Bird |
| 2006 | The Unit · as Story |