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Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 11, 1950 (75)
Birthplace Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, U.S.S.R.
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elya Baskin, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

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Reagan

Reagan

2024

as B.E. Kertchman

I Love Us

I Love Us

2021

as Ira Prince

Legacy

Legacy

2020

as Boranovic

Supervized

Supervized

2019

as Brian

Chicanery

Chicanery

2017

as Boris Namarov

Silent Screams

Silent Screams

2015

as Andrei

The Hive

The Hive

2015

as Yuri Yegorov

Jimmy P.

Jimmy P.

2013

as Dr. Jokl

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011

as Cosmonaut Dimitri

Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

2009

as Cardinal Petrov

The Dukes

The Dukes

2007

as Murph Sinitsky

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

2007

as Mr. Ditkovitch

The Elder Son

The Elder Son

2006

as Uncle Fedya

Wheelmen

Wheelmen

2005

as Vladimir

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

2004

as Mr. Ditkovitch

Runaway Virus

Runaway Virus

2000

as Father Vadim

Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

2000

as Anotoly Dobrinyn

Running Red

Running Red

1999

as Strelkin

October Sky

October Sky

1999

as Ike Bykovsky

Air Force One

Air Force One

1997

as Andrei Kolchak

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997

as General Borschevsky

Spy Hard

Spy Hard

1996

as Professor Ukrinsky

Love Affair

Love Affair

1994

as Ship Captain

The Pickle

The Pickle

1993

as Russian Cap Driver

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989

as Yaska Kobik

DeepStar Six

DeepStar Six

1989

as Burciaga

Big Man on Campus

Big Man on Campus

1989

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Zits

Zits

1988

as Timoshenko

Vice Versa

Vice Versa

1988

as Kerschner

Streets of Gold

Streets of Gold

1986

as Klebanov

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

1986

as Severinus

Combat Academy

Combat Academy

1986

as Interpreter

My Town

My Town

1986

as Slovack

Moscow on the Hudson

Moscow on the Hudson

1984

as Anatoly Cherkasov

2010

2010

1984

as Maxim Brailovsky

American Pop

American Pop

1981

as Tuba Player (voice)

Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

1980

as Marganin

Being There

Being There

1979

as Karpatov

The World's Greatest Lover

The World's Greatest Lover

1977

as Actor with Bad Breath

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

True Blue

as Yuri

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Dec 03, 1989

Becker

as Alexei

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 02, 1998

Homeland

as Viktor

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

Mad About You

as Vladimir

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 23, 1992

Heroes

as Ivan Spector

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 2006

Quantum Leap

as Major Yuri Kosenko

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

Rizzoli & Isles

as Dr. Vladmir Papov

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 12, 2010

MacGyver

as Yuri Demetri

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Ellen

as Sergei

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 29, 1994

The Closer

as Priest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 2005

Alias

as Josef Vlachko

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Cold Case

as Dr. Goran Petrovic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

VR.5

as Dr. Zoloft

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 10, 1995

Coach

as Police Officer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 28, 1989

Castle

as Sergei Vetotchkin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2009

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Misha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1993

Criminal Minds

as Arseny Lysowsky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

Northern Exposure

as Nikolai Apalanov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 1990

The Invisible Man

as Dimitri Yevchenko

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 09, 2000

Chicago Med

as Dr. Mischa Lenkov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 2015

Something So Right

as Yuri

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1996

The West Wing

as Mr. Zubatov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

The Rookie: Feds

as Consul General Viktar Saroka

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2022

MacGyver

as Alexander Orlov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2016

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Corp. Yuri Petrovsky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1993

CBS Summer Playhouse

as Serge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1987

Felicity

as Bela

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1998

The Comedy Factory

as Sasha Zhukov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 21, 1985

The Agency

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 27, 2001

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Early Edition

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1996

The Larry Sanders Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 15, 1992

Roseanne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1988

Sisters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 11, 1991

Masquerade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 15, 1983

The San Pedro Beach Bums

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1977

Alright Already

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1997

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2009

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