Biography
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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Filmography
all 83
Movies 49
TV Shows 34
self 1
Voice 1
The Rookie: Feds (2022)
I Love Us (2021)
Legacy (2020)
Supervized (2019)
Hit Me (2019)
Chicanery (2017)
MacGyver (2016)
Chicago Med (2015)
The Hive (2015)
Silent Screams (2015)
Jimmy P. (2013)
Homeland (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010)
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
God's Smile (2009)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Angels & Demons (2009)
Castle (2009)
Say It in Russian (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Dukes (2007)
Color of the Cross (2006)
Heroes (2006)
The Elder Son (2006)
Criminal Minds (2005)
The Closer (2005)
Wheelmen (2005)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Le nom de la rose : Le documentaire (2004)
Cold Case (2003)
Alias (2001)
The Agency (2001)
Thirteen Days (2000)
The Invisible Man (2000)
Runaway Virus (2000)
The West Wing (1999)
Running Red (1999)
October Sky (1999)
Becker (1998)
Felicity (1998)
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
Alright Already (1997)
Air Force One (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Early Edition (1996)
Something So Right (1996)
Spy Hard (1996)
VR.5 (1995)
Love Affair (1994)
Ellen (1994)
The Pickle (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot One Ranger (1993)
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
Sisters (1991)
Northern Exposure (1990)
Enemies, a Love Story (1989)
Big Man on Campus (1989)
True Blue (1989)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Coach (1989)
DeepStar Six (1989)
Roseanne (1988)
Zits (1988)
Combat Academy (1986)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
My Town (1986)
Streets of Gold (1986)
MacGyver (1985)
Embassy (1985)
2010 (1984)
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
Masquerade (1983)
St. Elsewhere (1982)
American Pop (1981)
Raise the Titanic (1980)
Being There (1979)
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977)
The Long Recess (1972)
Telegram (1972)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1950-08-11 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceRiga, Latvia
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, United States of America
Also Known AsElya Zalmanovich Baskin , Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin
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