Elya Baskin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 11, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elya Baskin, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Dance With Me
Movie · as Sasha
Guys' Night in The Thing
Movie · as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Reagan
Movie · as B.E. Kertchman
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Movie · as Self
The Rookie: Feds
TV · as Consul General Viktar Saroka · 1 ep
I Love Us
Movie · as Ira Prince
Legacy
Movie · as Boranovic
Hit Me
Movie · as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Supervized
Movie · as Brian
Jangan Benci Cintaku
Movie
Chicanery
Movie · as Boris Namarov
MacGyver
TV · as Alexander Orlov · 1 ep
The Hive
Movie · as Yuri Yegorov
Silent Screams
Movie · as Andrei
Chicago Med
TV · as Dr. Mischa Lenkov · 1 ep
Madam Secretary
TV · as Ditro Pirosmani, Dito Pirosmani · 1 ep
Jimmy P.
Movie · as Dr. Jokl
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Movie · as Cosmonaut Dimitri
Homeland
TV · as Viktor · 3 eps
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Movie · as Letvinko
Rizzoli & Isles
TV · as Dr. Vladmir Papov · 2 eps
Angels & Demons
Movie · as Cardinal Petrov
God's Smile
Movie
Castle
TV · as Sergei Vetotchkin · 1 ep
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Spider-Man 3
Movie · as Mr. Ditkovitch
The Dukes
Movie · as Murph Sinitsky
Say It in Russian
Movie
Color of the Cross
Movie
The Elder Son
Movie · as Uncle Fedya
Heroes
TV · as Ivan Spector · 1 ep
Wheelmen
Movie · as Vladimir
The Closer
TV · as Priest · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Arseny Lysowsky · 1 ep
Spider-Man 2
Movie · as Mr. Ditkovitch
Cold Case
TV · as Dr. Goran Petrovic · 1 ep
The Agency
TV · as Borovinsky · 4 eps
Alias
TV · as Josef Vlachko · 1 ep
Runaway Virus
Movie · as Father Vadim
Thirteen Days
Movie · as Anotoly Dobrinyn
The Invisible Man
TV · as Dimitri Yevchenko · 1 ep
October Sky
Movie · as Ike Bykovsky
Running Red
Movie · as Strelkin
The West Wing
TV · as Mr. Zubatov · 1 ep
Becker
TV · as Alexei · 3 eps
Felicity
TV · as Bela · 1 ep
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Movie · as General Borschevsky
Air Force One
Movie · as Andrei Kolchak
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Movie · as Boris
Alright Already
TV · 1 ep
Spy Hard
Movie · as Professor Ukrinsky
Forest Warrior
Movie · as Buster
Early Edition
TV · as Vadim · 1 ep
Something So Right
TV · as Yuri · 1 ep
VR.5
TV · as Dr. Zoloft · 1 ep
Love Affair
Movie · as Ship Captain
Ellen
TV · as Sergei · 1 ep
The Pickle
Movie · as Russian Cap Driver
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Movie · as Misha
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Misha, Corp. Yuri Petrovsky · 1 ep
The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Nicolae · 1 ep
Mad About You
TV · as Vladimir · 3 eps
Sisters
TV · 1 ep
Northern Exposure
TV · as Nikolai Apalanov · 1 ep
DeepStar Six
Movie · as Burciaga
Enemies, a Love Story
Movie · as Yaska Kobik
Big Man on Campus
Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Coach
TV · as Police Officer · 1 ep
Quantum Leap
TV · as Major Yuri Kosenko · 2 eps
True Blue
TV · as Yuri · 13 eps
Zits
Movie · as Timoshenko
Vice Versa
Movie · as Kerschner
Roseanne
TV · 1 ep
CBS Summer Playhouse
TV · as Serge · 1 ep
The Name of the Rose
Movie · as Severinus
My Town
Movie · as Slovack
Combat Academy
Movie · as Interpreter
Streets of Gold
Movie · as Klebanov
Embassy
Movie · as Aelx Serov
MacGyver
TV · as Yuri Demetri · 2 eps
The Comedy Factory
TV · as Sasha Zhukov · 1 ep
Moscow on the Hudson
Movie · as Anatoly Cherkasov
2010
Movie · as Maxim Brailovsky
Masquerade
TV · as Nuclear Facility Clerk · 1 ep
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Dr. Peltrovich · 2 eps
American Pop
Movie · as Tuba Player (voice)
Raise the Titanic
Movie · as Marganin
Being There
Movie · as Karpatov
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Movie · as Book-keeper
The World's Greatest Lover
Movie · as Actor with Bad Breath
The San Pedro Beach Bums
TV · 1 ep
The Long Recess
Movie · as red-haired student
Telegram
Movie · as Teacher (uncredited)