Elya Baskin
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1950-08-11 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
- Also known as
- Elya Zalmanovich Baskin · Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin · الیا باسکین · Илья Баскин · И. Баскин · Ilya Baskin
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (38)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Arseny Lysowsky
Homeland
2011
as Viktor
Castle
2009
as Sergei Vetotchkin
The Closer
2005
as Priest
The West Wing
1999
as Mr. Zubatov
Chicago Med
2015
as Dr. Mischa Lenkov
MacGyver
1985
as Yuri Demetri
Heroes
2006
as Ivan Spector
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Dr. Vladmir Papov
Quantum Leap
1989
as Major Yuri Kosenko
Cold Case
2003
as Dr. Goran Petrovic
Coach
1989
as Police Officer
MacGyver
2016
as Alexander Orlov
Madam Secretary
2014
as Ditro Pirosmani / Dito Pirosmani
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Dr. Peltrovich
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Ellen
1994
as Sergei
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Misha / Corp. Yuri Petrovsky
Mad About You
1992
as Vladimir
Northern Exposure
1990
as Nikolai Apalanov
Felicity
1998
as Bela
Early Edition
1996
as Vadim
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Nicolae
Becker
1998
as Alexei
The Rookie: Feds
2022
as Consul General Viktar Saroka
The Agency
2001
as Borovinsky
True Blue
1989
as Yuri
Alias
2001
as Josef Vlachko
The Invisible Man
2000
as Dimitri Yevchenko
The Comedy Factory
1985
as Sasha Zhukov
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Serge
Masquerade
1983
as Nuclear Facility Clerk
Alright Already
1997
Roseanne
1988
Something So Right
1996
as Yuri
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
VR.5
1995
as Dr. Zoloft
Sisters
1991
Movies (54)
Spider-Man 3
2007
as Mr. Ditkovitch
Spider-Man 2
2004
as Mr. Ditkovitch
Angels & Demons
2009
as Cardinal Petrov
Air Force One
1997
as Andrei Kolchak
2010
1984
as Maxim Brailovsky
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
as General Borschevsky
The Name of the Rose
1986
as Severinus
American Pop
1981
as Tuba Player (voice)
God's Smile
2009
October Sky
1999
as Ike Bykovsky
Spy Hard
1996
as Professor Ukrinsky
Thirteen Days
2000
as Anotoly Dobrinyn
Reagan
2024
as B.E. Kertchman
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
as Cosmonaut Dimitri
Vice Versa
1988
as Kerschner
Being There
1979
as Karpatov
Running Red
1999
as Strelkin
DeepStar Six
1989
as Burciaga
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Actor with Bad Breath
Raise the Titanic
1980
as Marganin
Forest Warrior
1996
as Buster
Love Affair
1994
as Ship Captain
Moscow on the Hudson
1984
as Anatoly Cherkasov
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as Book-keeper
Supervized
2019
as Brian
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
as Yaska Kobik
Combat Academy
1986
as Interpreter
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010
as Letvinko
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
as Self
Chicanery
2017
as Boris Namarov
Jimmy P.
2013
as Dr. Jokl
The Elder Son
2006
as Uncle Fedya
The Pickle
1993
as Russian Cap Driver
Streets of Gold
1986
as Klebanov
Big Man on Campus
1989
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Hit Me
2019
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997
as Boris
Legacy
2020
as Boranovic
The Hive
2015
as Yuri Yegorov
Guys' Night in The Thing
2025
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993
as Misha
Runaway Virus
2000
as Father Vadim
The Dukes
2007
as Murph Sinitsky
Silent Screams
2015
as Andrei
Embassy
1985
as Aelx Serov
Say It in Russian
2007
Telegram
1972
as Teacher (uncredited)
Wheelmen
2005
as Vladimir
The Long Recess
1972
as red-haired student
Color of the Cross
2006
I Love Us
2021
as Ira Prince
My Town
1986
as Slovack
Zits
1988
as Timoshenko
Jangan Benci Cintaku
2018
About Elya Baskin
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 prog… With 92 credits spanning from 1972 to 2025, Elya Baskin has appeared in 54 films and 38 TV shows.
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- Angels & Demons (2009) — as Cardinal Petrov
- Air Force One (1997) — as Andrei Kolchak
- 2010 (1984) — as Maxim Brailovsky
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