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Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

Known for: Acting

Born: August 11, 1950

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…

Known for

Chicanery
Chicanery
2017
Silent Screams
Silent Screams
2015
The Dukes
The Dukes
2007
Hit Me
Hit Me
2019
Running Red
Running Red
1999
Wheelmen
Wheelmen
2005
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
1986
Legacy
Legacy
2020
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993
Streets of Gold
Streets of Gold
1986
Say It in Russian
Say It in Russian
2007
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
Moscow on the Hudson
Moscow on the Hudson
1984
Jimmy P.
Jimmy P.
2013
Combat Academy
Combat Academy
1986
The Hive
The Hive
2015
Supervized
Supervized
2019
Zits
Zits
1988
October Sky
October Sky
1999
My Town
My Town
1986
DeepStar Six
DeepStar Six
1989
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997
Embassy
Embassy
1985
Runaway Virus
Runaway Virus
2000
The Elder Son
The Elder Son
2006
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
1980
I Love Us
I Love Us
2021
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010
Guys' Night in The Thing
Guys' Night in The Thing
2025
2010
2010
1984
Color of the Cross
Color of the Cross
2006
Air Force One
Air Force One
1997
God's Smile
God's Smile
2009
Love Affair
Love Affair
1994
Vice Versa
Vice Versa
1988
Forest Warrior
Forest Warrior
1996
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
2004
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
2007
The Pickle
The Pickle
1993
Being There
Being There
1979
Reagan
Reagan
2024
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
2009
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
The Long Recess
The Long Recess
1972
Spy Hard
Spy Hard
1996
American Pop
American Pop
1981
Telegram
Telegram
1972
Thirteen Days
Thirteen Days
2000
Big Man on Campus
Big Man on Campus
1989
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
1982
Ellen
Ellen
1994
The Closer
The Closer
2005
The Agency
The Agency
2001
Heroes
Heroes
2006
The World's Greatest Lover
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
Alias
Alias
2001
Early Edition
Early Edition
1996
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Cold Case
Cold Case
2003
VR.5
VR.5
1995
Coach
Coach
1989
Roseanne
Roseanne
1988
Castle
Castle
2009
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
1989
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
2005
Becker
Becker
1998
Sisters
Sisters
1991
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
1990
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
2000
True Blue
True Blue
1989
Chicago Med
Chicago Med
2015
The San Pedro Beach Bums
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
Something So Right
Something So Right
1996
Alright Already
1997
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
The West Wing
The West Wing
1999
The Rookie: Feds
The Rookie: Feds
2022
MacGyver
MacGyver
2016
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
Felicity
Felicity
1998
Homeland
Homeland
2011
MacGyver
MacGyver
1985
Mad About You
Mad About You
1992
The Comedy Factory
The Comedy Factory
1985
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
2014
Masquerade
Masquerade
1983