7.3
Movie
Acting
Elya Baskin
- Born
- (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
- Credits
- 93 titles
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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Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
6.5
Movie
Spider-Man 3
6.2
Movie
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.7
Movie
Angels & Demons
8.3
TV
Criminal Minds
6.6
Movie
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
6.5
Movie
Air Force One
7.5
Movie
The Name of the Rose
7.6
TV
Homeland
7.4
TV
Heroes
8.0
TV
Castle
7.7
Movie
October Sky
8.3
TV
Chicago Med
7.6
Movie
Being There
6.7
Movie
2010
7.3
TV
MacGyver
7.7
TV
MacGyver
7.0
Movie
Thirteen Days
Acting credits 93
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dance With Me Film | Sasha |
| 2025 | Guys' Night in The Thing Film | Voice of Mr. Ditkovich |
| 2024 | Reagan Film | B.E. Kertchman |
| 2022 | The Rookie: Feds TV | Consul General Viktar Saroka (1 ep) |
| 2022 | An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose Film | Self |
| 2021 | I Love Us Film | Ira Prince |
| 2020 | Legacy Film | Boranovic |
| 2019 | Supervized Film | Brian |
| 2019 | Hit Me Film | Voice of Mr. Ditkovich |
| 2018 | Jangan Benci Cintaku Film | |
| 2017 | Chicanery Film | Boris Namarov |
| 2016 | MacGyver TV | Alexander Orlov (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Chicago Med TV | Dr. Mischa Lenkov (1 ep) |
| 2015 | The Hive Film | Yuri Yegorov |
| 2015 | Silent Screams Film | Andrei |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary TV | Ditro Pirosmani, Dito Pirosmani (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Jimmy P. Film | Dr. Jokl |
| 2011 | Homeland TV | Viktor (3 ep) |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon Film | Cosmonaut Dimitri |
| 2010 | Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Film | Letvinko |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles TV | Dr. Vladmir Papov (2 ep) |
| 2009 | God's Smile Film | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Angels & Demons Film | Cardinal Petrov |
| 2009 | Castle TV | Sergei Vetotchkin (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Say It in Russian Film | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 Film | Mr. Ditkovitch |
| 2007 | The Dukes Film | Murph Sinitsky |
| 2006 | Color of the Cross Film | |
| 2006 | Heroes TV | Ivan Spector (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The Elder Son Film | Uncle Fedya |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds TV | Arseny Lysowsky (1 ep) |
| 2005 | The Closer TV | Priest (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Wheelmen Film | Vladimir |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 Film | Mr. Ditkovitch |
| 2003 | Cold Case TV | Dr. Goran Petrovic (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Alias TV | Josef Vlachko (1 ep) |
| 2001 | The Agency TV | Borovinsky (4 ep) |
| 2000 | Thirteen Days Film | Anotoly Dobrinyn |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man TV | Dimitri Yevchenko (1 ep) |
| 2000 | Runaway Virus Film | Father Vadim |
| 1999 | The West Wing TV | Mr. Zubatov (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Running Red Film | Strelkin |
| 1999 | October Sky Film | Ike Bykovsky |
| 1998 | Becker TV | Alexei (3 ep) |
| 1998 | Felicity TV | Bela (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest Film | Boris |
| 1997 | Alright Already TV | (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Air Force One Film | Andrei Kolchak |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Film | General Borschevsky |
| 1996 | Forest Warrior Film | Buster |
| 1996 | Early Edition TV | Vadim (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Something So Right TV | Yuri (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Spy Hard Film | Professor Ukrinsky |
| 1995 | VR.5 TV | Dr. Zoloft (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Love Affair Film | Ship Captain |
| 1994 | Ellen TV | Sergei (1 ep) |
| 1993 | The Pickle Film | Russian Cap Driver |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger Film | Misha |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger TV | Misha, Corp. Yuri Petrovsky (1 ep) |