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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The Rookie: Feds
2022
as Consul General Viktar Saroka
I Love Us
2021
as Ira Prince
Legacy
2020
as Boranovic
Supervized
2019
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Hit Me
2019
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Chicanery
2017
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MacGyver
2016
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Chicago Med
2015
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The Hive
2015
as Yuri Yegorov
Silent Screams
2015
as Andrei
Jimmy P.
2013
as Dr. Jokl
Homeland
2011
as Viktor
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
as Cosmonaut Dimitri
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010
as Letvinko
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Dr. Vladmir Papov
God's Smile
2009
Angels & Demons
2009
as Cardinal Petrov
Castle
2009
as Sergei Vetotchkin
Say It in Russian
2007
Spider-Man 3
2007
as Mr. Ditkovitch
The Dukes
2007
as Murph Sinitsky
Color of the Cross
2006
Heroes
2006
as Ivan Spector
The Elder Son
2006
as Uncle Fedya
Criminal Minds
2005
as Arseny Lysowsky
The Closer
2005
as Priest
Wheelmen
2005
as Vladimir
Spider-Man 2
2004
as Mr. Ditkovitch
Cold Case
2003
as Dr. Goran Petrovic
Alias
2001
as Josef Vlachko
The Agency
2001
Thirteen Days
2000
as Anotoly Dobrinyn
The Invisible Man
2000
as Dimitri Yevchenko
Runaway Virus
2000
as Father Vadim
The West Wing
1999
as Mr. Zubatov
Running Red
1999
as Strelkin
October Sky
1999
as Ike Bykovsky
Becker
1998
as Alexei
Felicity
1998
as Bela
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997
as Boris
Alright Already
1997
Air Force One
1997
as Andrei Kolchak
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
as General Borschevsky
Early Edition
1996
Something So Right
1996
as Yuri
Spy Hard
1996
as Professor Ukrinsky
VR.5
1995
as Dr. Zoloft
Love Affair
1994
as Ship Captain
The Pickle
1993
as Russian Cap Driver
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993
as Misha
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Misha
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Corp. Yuri Petrovsky
Mad About You
1992
as Vladimir
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Sisters
1991
Northern Exposure
1990
as Nikolai Apalanov
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
as Yaska Kobik
Big Man on Campus
1989
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
True Blue
1989
as Yuri
Quantum Leap
1989
as Major Yuri Kosenko
Coach
1989
as Police Officer
DeepStar Six
1989
as Burciaga
Roseanne
1988
Zits
1988
as Timoshenko
Vice Versa
1988
as Kerschner
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Serge
Combat Academy
1986
as Interpreter
The Name of the Rose
1986
as Severinus
My Town
1986
as Slovack
Streets of Gold
1986
as Klebanov
MacGyver
1985
as Yuri Demetri
Comedy Factory
1985
as Sasha Zhukov
Embassy
1985
as Aelx Serov
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1984
as Maxim Brailovsky
Moscow on the Hudson
1984
as Anatoly Cherkasov
Masquerade
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982
American Pop
1981
as Tuba Player (voice)
Raise the Titanic
1980
as Marganin
Being There
1979
as Karpatov
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as Book-keeper
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Actor with Bad Breath
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
The Long Recess
1972
as red-haired student
Telegram
1972