• BIRTH 11/08/1950
  • Country Latvia
  • SHOWS 31
  • MOVIES 30
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Elya Baskin

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Baskin was born in Riga, the son of Frieda and Zalman Baskin.  He attended Moscow's prestigious Theatre and Variety Arts College and won a Festival of Young Actors Award at the Moscow Comedy Theatre. Baskin immigrated to the United States in 1976.  He has built a considerable career in TV and movies, and is often cast as a Russian, due to his ancestry and accent. He has ultimately become one of the most popular choices whenever a Russian is needed in a TV-episode or a major movie production.  He is also a regular on the long-running Internet program "Outlaw Radio" hosted by Matt Alan, where he makes amusing commentary on contemporary topics, and does comedic interaction with fellow actor Richard Tyson and author Burl Barer, among many others.

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Shows (31)

Heroes
Heroes
Ivan Spector
2006
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Arseny Lysowsky
2005
Homeland
Homeland
Viktor
2011
Chicago Med
Chicago Med
Dr. Mischa Lenkov
2015
Castle (2009)
Castle (2009)
Sergei Vetotchkin
2009
Alias
Alias
Josef Vlachko
2001
The Rookie: Feds
The Rookie: Feds
Consul General Viktar Saroka
2022
Cold Case
Cold Case
Dr. Goran Petrovic
2003
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles
Dr. Vladmir Papov
2010
MacGyver (2016)
MacGyver (2016)
Alexander Orlov
2016
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
Major Yuri Kosenko
1989
MacGyver
MacGyver
Yuri Demetri
1985
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
Dito Pirosmani / Ditro Pirosmani
2014
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Corp. Yuri Petrovsky / Misha
1993
Early Edition
Early Edition
Vadim
1996
The West Wing
The West Wing
Mr. Zubatov
1999
The Closer
The Closer
Priest
2005
Felicity
Felicity
Bela
1998
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
Dimitri Yevchenko
2000
Mad About You
Mad About You
Vladimir
1992
Becker
Becker
Alexei
1998
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Nikolai Apalanov
1990
The Agency
The Agency
Borovinsky
2001
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
Dr. Peltrovich
1982
Ellen
Ellen
Sergei
1994
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
Nicolae
1992
Coach
Coach
Police Officer
1989
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Masquerade
Masquerade
Nuclear Facility Clerk
1983
VR.5
VR.5
Dr. Zoloft
1995
Something So Right
Something So Right
Yuri
1996

Movies (30)

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
Mr. Ditkovitch
2004
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
Mr. Ditkovitch
2007
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
Cardinal Petrov
2009
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
Severinus
1986
Air Force One
Air Force One
Andrei Kolchak
1997
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
General Borschevsky
1997
2010
2010
Maxim Brailovsky
1984
October Sky
October Sky
Ike Bykovsky
1999
Reagan
Reagan
B.E. Kertchman
2024
DeepStar Six
DeepStar Six
Burciaga
1989
Jimmy P.
Jimmy P.
Dr. Jokl
2014
Being There
Being There
Karpatov
1979
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
Yaska Kobik
1989
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Boris
1997
Forest Warrior
Forest Warrior
Buster
2006
Moscow on the Hudson
Moscow on the Hudson
Anatoly Cherkasov
1984
Running Red
Running Red
Strelkin
1999
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
Marganin
1980
Legacy
Legacy
Boranovic
2020
Combat Academy
Combat Academy
Interpreter
1986
Vice Versa
Vice Versa
Kerschner
1988
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Book-keeper
1979
My Town
My Town
Slovack
1986
The Hive
The Hive
Yuri Yegorov
2015
Embassy
Embassy
Aelx Serov
1985
Supervized
Supervized
Brian
2019
I Love Us
I Love Us
Ira Prince
2021
The Pickle
The Pickle
Russian Cap Driver
1993
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Letvinko
2010
Runaway Virus
Runaway Virus
Father Vadim
2000

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