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 91
Movies 54
TV Shows 37
self 1
Voice 1
Guys' Night in The Thing (2025)
Reagan (2024)
The Rookie: Feds (2022)
I Love Us (2021)
Legacy (2020)
Hit Me (2019)
Chicanery (2017)
MacGyver (2016)
Chicago Med (2015)
The Hive (2015)
Jimmy P. (2013)
Homeland (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
Angels & Demons (2009)
Castle (2009)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Dukes (2007)
Heroes (2006)
The Elder Son (2006)
Criminal Minds (2005)
The Closer (2005)
Wheelmen (2005)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Cold Case (2003)
The Agency (2003)
Alias (2001)
Thirteen Days (2000)
The Invisible Man (2000)
Runaway Virus (2000)
The West Wing (1999)
Running Red (1999)
October Sky (1999)
Becker (1998)
Air Force One (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Spy Hard (1996)
VR.5 (1995)
Love Affair (1994)
Ellen (1994)
The Pickle (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Mad About You (1992)
Northern Exposure (1990)
Enemies, a Love Story (1989)
Big Man on Campus (1989)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Coach (1989)
DeepStar Six (1989)
Zits (1988)
Vice Versa (1988)
Combat Academy (1986)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
My Town (1986)
Streets of Gold (1986)
MacGyver (1985)
The Comedy Factory (1985)
Embassy (1985)
2010 (1984)
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
American Pop (1981)
Raise the Titanic (1980)
Being There (1979)
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
The Long Recess (1972)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1950-08-11 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceRiga, Latvia
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, United States
Also Known AsElya Zalmanovich Baskin , Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin, الیا باسکین
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