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Elya Baskin
Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

ActingBorn August 11, 1950 (age 75)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.    

Filmography

2025
Guys' Night in The Thing

as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich

Movie
2024
Reagan

as B.E. Kertchman

Movie
2022
The Rookie: Feds

as Consul General Viktar Saroka

TV
2021
I Love Us

as Ira Prince

Movie
2020
Legacy

as Boranovic

Movie
2019
Supervized

as Brian

Movie
2019
Hit Me

as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich

Movie
2017
Chicanery

as Boris Namarov

Movie
2016
MacGyver

as Alexander Orlov

TV
2015
Chicago Med

as Dr. Mischa Lenkov

TV
2015
The Hive

as Yuri Yegorov

Movie
2015Movie
2014
Madam Secretary

as Ditro Pirosmani

TV
2014
Madam Secretary

as Dito Pirosmani

TV
2013
Jimmy P.

as Dr. Jokl

Movie
2011
Homeland

as Viktor

TV
2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

as Cosmonaut Dimitri

Movie
2010
Rizzoli & Isles

as Dr. Vladmir Papov

TV
2009Movie
2009
Angels & Demons

as Cardinal Petrov

Movie
2009
Castle

as Sergei Vetotchkin

TV
2007
Spider-Man 3

as Mr. Ditkovitch

Movie
2007
The Dukes

as Murph Sinitsky

Movie
2006
Heroes

as Ivan Spector

TV
2006
The Elder Son

as Uncle Fedya

Movie
2005
Criminal Minds

as Arseny Lysowsky

TV
2005
The Closer

as Priest

TV
2005
Wheelmen

as Vladimir

Movie
2004
Spider-Man 2

as Mr. Ditkovitch

Movie
2003
Cold Case

as Dr. Goran Petrovic

TV
2001
Alias

as Josef Vlachko

TV
2001
The Agency

as Borovinsky

TV
2000
Thirteen Days

as Anotoly Dobrinyn

Movie
2000
The Invisible Man

as Dimitri Yevchenko

TV
2000
Runaway Virus

as Father Vadim

Movie
1999
The West Wing

as Mr. Zubatov

TV
1999
Running Red

as Strelkin

Movie
1999
October Sky

as Ike Bykovsky

Movie
1998
Becker

as Alexei

TV
1998
Felicity

as Bela

TV
1997
Air Force One

as Andrei Kolchak

Movie
1997Movie
1996Movie
1996TV
1996TV
1996
Spy Hard

as Professor Ukrinsky

Movie
1995
VR.5

as Dr. Zoloft

TV
1994
Love Affair

as Ship Captain

Movie
1994
Ellen

as Sergei

TV
1993
The Pickle

as Russian Cap Driver

Movie
1993TV
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Corp. Yuri Petrovsky

TV
1992
Mad About You

as Vladimir

TV
1992TV
1991TV
1990
Northern Exposure

as Nikolai Apalanov

TV
1989
Enemies, a Love Story

as Yaska Kobik

Movie
1989
Big Man on Campus

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1989
True Blue

as Yuri

TV
1989
Quantum Leap

as Major Yuri Kosenko

TV
1989
Coach

as Police Officer

TV
1989
DeepStar Six

as Burciaga

Movie
1988TV
1988
Zits

as Timoshenko

Movie
1988
Vice Versa

as Kerschner

Movie
1987TV
1986
Combat Academy

as Interpreter

Movie
1986
Streets of Gold

as Klebanov

Movie
1986Movie
1986
My Town

as Slovack

Movie
1985
MacGyver

as Yuri Demetri

TV
1985
The Comedy Factory

as Sasha Zhukov

TV
1985
Embassy

as Aelx Serov

Movie
1984
2010

as Maxim Brailovsky

Movie
1984
Moscow on the Hudson

as Anatoly Cherkasov

Movie
1983
Masquerade

as Nuclear Facility Clerk

TV
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Dr. Peltrovich

TV
1981
American Pop

as Tuba Player (voice)

Movie
1980Movie
1979
Being There

as Karpatov

Movie
1979Movie
1977
The World's Greatest Lover

as Actor with Bad Breath

Movie
1972
The Long Recess

as red-haired student

Movie
1972
Telegram

as Teacher (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 11, 1950
Place of BirthRiga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Popularity0.9