Actor profile

Elya Baskin

11th August 1950 Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia] Acting

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.

53 Movies 38 TV Shows 91 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Guys' Night in The Thing poster

Guys' Night in The Thing 1st January 2025 as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich

Reagan poster

Reagan 29th August 2024 as B.E. Kertchman

An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose 25th July 2022 as Self

I Love Us poster

I Love Us 17th September 2021 as Ira Prince

Legacy poster

Legacy 28th May 2020 as Boranovic

Supervized poster

Supervized 16th July 2019 as Brian

Hit Me poster

Hit Me 15th January 2019 as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich

Chicanery poster

Chicanery 29th April 2017 as Boris Namarov

The Hive poster

The Hive 14th September 2015 as Yuri Yegorov

Silent Screams poster

Silent Screams 3rd April 2015 as Andrei

Jimmy P. poster

Jimmy P. 11th September 2013 as Dr. Jokl

Transformers: Dark of the Moon poster

Transformers: Dark of the Moon 28th June 2011 as Cosmonaut Dimitri

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright poster

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright 28th December 2010 as Letvinko

God's Smile poster

God's Smile 3rd December 2009

Angels & Demons poster

Angels & Demons 20th April 2009 as Cardinal Petrov

Say It in Russian poster

Say It in Russian 1st September 2007

Spider-Man 3 poster

Spider-Man 3 1st May 2007 as Mr. Ditkovitch

The Dukes poster

The Dukes 23rd April 2007 as Murph Sinitsky

Color of the Cross poster

Color of the Cross 9th November 2006

The Elder Son poster

The Elder Son 1st January 2006 as Uncle Fedya

Wheelmen poster

Wheelmen 3rd June 2005 as Vladimir

Spider-Man 2 poster

Spider-Man 2 25th June 2004 as Mr. Ditkovitch

Thirteen Days poster

Thirteen Days 25th December 2000 as Anotoly Dobrinyn

Runaway Virus poster

Runaway Virus 29th January 2000 as Father Vadim

Running Red poster

Running Red 30th March 1999 as Strelkin

October Sky poster

October Sky 19th February 1999 as Ike Bykovsky

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest poster

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest 2nd November 1997 as Boris

Air Force One poster

Air Force One 25th July 1997 as Andrei Kolchak

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery poster

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 2nd May 1997 as General Borschevsky

Forest Warrior poster

Forest Warrior 5th November 1996 as Buster

Spy Hard poster

Spy Hard 24th May 1996 as Professor Ukrinsky

Love Affair poster

Love Affair 21st October 1994 as Ship Captain

The Pickle poster

The Pickle 30th April 1993 as Russian Cap Driver

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger 21st April 1993 as Misha

Enemies, a Love Story poster

Enemies, a Love Story 13th December 1989 as Yaska Kobik

Big Man on Campus poster

Big Man on Campus 12th December 1989 as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

DeepStar Six poster

DeepStar Six 13th January 1989 as Burciaga

Zits poster

Zits 7th July 1988 as Timoshenko

Vice Versa poster

Vice Versa 25th February 1988 as Kerschner

Combat Academy poster

Combat Academy 23rd November 1986 as Interpreter

Streets of Gold poster

Streets of Gold 14th November 1986 as Klebanov

The Name of the Rose poster

The Name of the Rose 24th September 1986 as Severinus

My Town poster

My Town 25th May 1986 as Slovack

Embassy poster

Embassy 21st April 1985 as Aelx Serov

2010 poster

2010 6th December 1984 as Maxim Brailovsky

Moscow on the Hudson poster

Moscow on the Hudson 6th April 1984 as Anatoly Cherkasov

American Pop poster

American Pop 13th February 1981 as Tuba Player (voice)

Raise the Titanic poster

Raise the Titanic 1st August 1980 as Marganin

Being There poster

Being There 19th December 1979 as Karpatov

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days poster

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 15th June 1979 as Book-keeper

The World's Greatest Lover poster

The World's Greatest Lover 18th December 1977 as Actor with Bad Breath

The Long Recess poster

The Long Recess 6th June 1972 as red-haired student

Telegram poster

Telegram 15th May 1972 as Teacher (uncredited)

The Rookie: Feds poster

The Rookie: Feds 27th September 2022 as Consul General Viktar Saroka

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 23rd September 2016 as Alexander Orlov

Chicago Med poster

Chicago Med 17th November 2015 as Dr. Mischa Lenkov

Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary 21st September 2014 as Dito Pirosmani

Homeland poster

Homeland 2nd October 2011 as Viktor

Rizzoli & Isles poster

Rizzoli & Isles 12th July 2010 as Dr. Vladmir Papov

Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories 3rd October 2009 as Self

Castle poster

Castle 9th March 2009 as Sergei Vetotchkin

Heroes poster

Heroes 25th September 2006 as Ivan Spector

Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds 22nd September 2005 as Arseny Lysowsky

The Closer poster

The Closer 13th June 2005 as Priest

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Dr. Goran Petrovic

Alias poster

Alias 30th September 2001 as Josef Vlachko

The Agency poster

The Agency 27th September 2001 as Borovinsky

The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man 9th June 2000 as Dimitri Yevchenko

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Mr. Zubatov

Becker poster

Becker 2nd November 1998 as Alexei

Felicity poster

Felicity 29th September 1998 as Bela

Alright Already 7th September 1997

Early Edition poster

Early Edition 28th September 1996 as Vadim

Something So Right poster

Something So Right 17th September 1996 as Yuri

VR.5 poster

VR.5 10th March 1995 as Dr. Zoloft

Ellen poster

Ellen 29th March 1994 as Sergei

Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger 21st April 1993 as Corp. Yuri Petrovsky

Mad About You poster

Mad About You 23rd September 1992 as Vladimir

The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show 15th August 1992 as Nicolae

Sisters poster

Sisters 11th May 1991

Northern Exposure poster

Northern Exposure 12th July 1990 as Nikolai Apalanov

True Blue poster

True Blue 3rd December 1989 as Yuri

Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap 26th March 1989 as Major Yuri Kosenko

Coach poster

Coach 28th February 1989 as Police Officer

Roseanne poster

Roseanne 18th October 1988

CBS Summer Playhouse poster

CBS Summer Playhouse 12th June 1987 as Serge

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Yuri Demetri

The Comedy Factory poster

The Comedy Factory 21st June 1985 as Sasha Zhukov

Masquerade poster

Masquerade 15th December 1983 as Nuclear Facility Clerk

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere 26th October 1982 as Dr. Peltrovich

The San Pedro Beach Bums poster

The San Pedro Beach Bums 19th September 1977