• BIRTH 26/06/1946
  • DEATH 24/11/2018
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 13
  • MOVIES 20
  • SCRIPT 1
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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.

Ricky Jay
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Shows (13)

The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Ricky Jay (voice)
1989
The X-Files
The X-Files
The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
1993
Lie to Me
Lie to Me
Mason Brock
2009
Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete
T.H. Vignetti
2015
FlashForward
FlashForward
Man in Warehouse
2009
Deadwood
Deadwood
Eddie Sawyer
2004
The Unit
The Unit
Agent Kern
2006
Teen Titans Go!
Teen Titans Go!
Narrator (voice)
2013
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self / Patron
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Muppets Tonight
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
Getting On (US)
Getting On (US)
Thoracic Surgeon
2013
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
2010

Movies (20)

The Prestige
The Prestige
Milton
2006
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
Henry Gupta
1997
Magnolia
Magnolia
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
2000
Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights
Kurt Longjohn
1997
Heartbreakers
Heartbreakers
Dawson's Auctioneer
2001
Mystery Men
Mystery Men
Vic Weems
1999
Last Days
Last Days
Detective
2005
The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom
Narrator (voice)
2009
Heist
Heist
Don 'Pinky' Pincus
2001
The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard
Gil Bellamy
2008
State and Main
State and Main
Jack
2001
House of Games
House of Games
George
1987
Things Change
Things Change
Mr. Silver
1988
Redbelt
Redbelt
Marty Brown
2008
The Spanish Prisoner
The Spanish Prisoner
George Lang
1998
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
2000
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
Hawkes
1995
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and…
Self
2012
The Automatic Hate
The Automatic Hate
Uncle Josh
2016
Incident at Loch Ness
Incident at Loch Ness
Self - Party Guest
2004

Script

Deadwood
Deadwood
2004
(1 episode)

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