08/11/1950
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]:
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.
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Guys' Night in The Thing (2025) as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich |
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Reagan (2024) as B.E. Kertchman |
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An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022) as Self |
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I Love Us (2021) as Ira Prince |
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Legacy (2020) as Boranovic |
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Supervized (2019) as Brian |
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Hit Me (2019) as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich |
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Chicanery (2017) as Boris Namarov |
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The Hive (2015) as Yuri Yegorov |
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Silent Screams (2015) as Andrei |
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Jimmy P. (2013) as Dr. Jokl |
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) as Cosmonaut Dimitri |
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Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010) as Letvinko |
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Улыбка Бога, или Чисто одесская история (2009) as |
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Angels & Demons (2009) as Cardinal Petrov |
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Say It in Russian (2007) as |
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) as Mr. Ditkovitch |
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The Dukes (2007) as Murph Sinitsky |
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Color of the Cross (2006) as |
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The Elder Son (2006) as Uncle Fedya |
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Wheelmen (2005) as Vladimir |
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Spider-Man 2 (2004) as Mr. Ditkovitch |
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Thirteen Days (2000) as Anotoly Dobrinyn |
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Runaway Virus (2000) as Father Vadim |
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Running Red (1999) as Strelkin |
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October Sky (1999) as Ike Bykovsky |
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Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997) as Boris |
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Air Force One (1997) as Andrei Kolchak |
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) as General Borschevsky |
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Forest Warrior (1996) as Buster |
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Spy Hard (1996) as Professor Ukrinsky |
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Love Affair (1994) as Ship Captain |
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The Pickle (1993) as Russian Cap Driver |
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Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger (1993) as Misha |
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Enemies, a Love Story (1989) as Yaska Kobik |
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Big Man on Campus (1989) as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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DeepStar Six (1989) as Burciaga |
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Zits (1988) as Timoshenko |
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Vice Versa (1988) as Kerschner |
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Combat Academy (1986) as Interpreter |
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Streets of Gold (1986) as Klebanov |
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The Name of the Rose (1986) as Severinus |
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My Town (1986) as Slovack |
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Embassy (1985) as Aelx Serov |
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2010 (1984) as Maxim Brailovsky |
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Moscow on the Hudson (1984) as Anatoly Cherkasov |
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American Pop (1981) as Tuba Player (voice) |
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Raise the Titanic (1980) as Marganin |
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Being There (1979) as Karpatov |
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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) as Book-keeper |
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The World's Greatest Lover (1977) as Actor with Bad Breath |
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Большая перемена (1972) as red-haired student |
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Телеграмма (1972) as Teacher (uncredited) |