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 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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Films (55)
Dance With Me
2026 · Sasha
Guys' Night in The Thing
2025 · Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Reagan
2024 · B.E. Kertchman
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022 · Self
I Love Us
2021 · Ira Prince
El Legado
2020 · Boranovic
Supervized
2019 · Brian
Hit Me
2019 · Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Jangan Benci Cintaku
2018
Chicanery
2017 · Boris Namarov
The Hive
2015 · Yuri Yegorov
Silent Screams
2015 · Andrei
Jimmy P.
2013 · Dr. Jokl
Transformers 3 : La Face cachée de la Lune
2011 · Cosmonaut Dimitri
Across the Line
2010 · Letvinko
God's Smile
2009
Anges et Démons
2009 · Cardinal Petrov
Say It in Russian
2007
El hombre araña 3
2007 · Mr. Ditkovitch
The Dukes
2007 · Murph Sinitsky
Color of the Cross
2006
The Elder Son
2006 · Uncle Fedya
Wheelmen
2005 · Vladimir
El hombre araña 2
2004 · Mr. Ditkovitch
Treize Jours
2000 · Anotoly Dobrinyn
Runaway Virus
2000 · Father Vadim
Alerte rouge
1999 · Strelkin
Ciel d'octobre
1999 · Ike Bykovsky
Arabesque : La Peur aux trousses
1997 · Boris
Air Force One
1997 · Andrei Kolchak
Austin Powers
1997 · General Borschevsky
L'Esprit de la forêt
1996 · Buster
Agent zéro zéro
1996 · Professor Ukrinsky
Rendez-vous avec le destin
1994 · Ship Captain
The Pickle
1993 · Russian Cap Driver
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993 · Misha
Enemies, a Love Story
1989 · Yaska Kobik
Big Man on Campus
1989 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)
DeepStar Six
1989 · Burciaga
Zits
1988 · Timoshenko
Vice Versa
1988 · Kerschner
Combat Academy
1986 · Interpreter
Streets of Gold
1986 · Klebanov
The Name of the Rose
1986 · Severinus
My Town
1986 · Slovack
Embassy
1985 · Aelx Serov
2010
1984 · Maxim Brailovsky
Moscow on the Hudson
1984 · Anatoly Cherkasov
American Pop
1981 · Tuba Player (voice)
Raise the Titanic
1980 · Marganin
Being There
1979 · Karpatov
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979 · Book-keeper
The World's Greatest Lover
1977 · Actor with Bad Breath
The Long Recess
1972 · red-haired student
Telegram
1972 · Teacher (uncredited)
Séries (38)
The Rookie : FBI
2022 · Consul General Viktar Saroka
MacGyver
2016 · Alexander Orlov
Chicago Med
2015 · Dr. Mischa Lenkov
Madame la Secrétaire d'État
2014 · Ditro Pirosmani, Dito Pirosmani
Homeland
2011 · Viktor
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · Dr. Vladmir Papov
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Castle
2009 · Sergei Vetotchkin
Les Héros
2006 · Ivan Spector
Esprits criminels
2005 · Arseny Lysowsky
The Closer : L.A. Enquêtes Prioritaires
2005 · Priest
Cold Case : Affaires classées
2003 · Dr. Goran Petrovic
Alias
2001 · Josef Vlachko
Espions d'état
2001 · Borovinsky
Invisible Man
2000 · Dimitri Yevchenko
À la Maison Blanche
1999 · Mr. Zubatov
Becker
1998 · Alexei
Felicity
1998 · Bela
Alright Already
1997
Demain à la Une
1996 · Vadim
Something So Right
1996 · Yuri
VR.5
1995 · Dr. Zoloft
Ellen DeGeneres Show
1994 · Sergei
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Misha, Corp. Yuri Petrovsky
Dingue de toi
1992 · Vladimir
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Nicolae
Sisters
1991
Bienvenue en Alaska
1990 · Nikolai Apalanov
True Blue
1989 · Yuri
Quantum Leap
1989 · Major Yuri Kosenko
Coach
1989 · Police Officer
Roseanne
1988
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 · Serge
MacGyver
1985 · Yuri Demetri
The Comedy Factory
1985 · Sasha Zhukov
Masquerade
1983 · Nuclear Facility Clerk
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Dr. Peltrovich
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977