Acting
Elya Baskin
Born 1950-08-11
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Department: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elya Baskin, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Spider-Man 2
2004
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Spider-Man 3
2007
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
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Angels & Demons
2009
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Criminal Minds
2005
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
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Air Force One
1997
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The Name of the Rose
1986
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Homeland
2011
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Heroes
2006
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (95 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dance With Me | Sasha | Movie | 2026 |
 | Guys' Night in The Thing | Voice of Mr. Ditkovich | Movie | 2025 |
 | Reagan | B.E. Kertchman | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Rookie: Feds | Consul General Viktar Saroka | TV Series | 2022 |
 | An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | I Love Us | Ira Prince | Movie | 2021 |
 | Legacy | Boranovic | Movie | 2020 |
 | Supervized | Brian | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hit Me | Voice of Mr. Ditkovich | Movie | 2019 |
 | Jangan Benci Cintaku | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2018 |
 | Chicanery | Boris Namarov | Movie | 2017 |
 | MacGyver | Alexander Orlov | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Chicago Med | Dr. Mischa Lenkov | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Hive | Yuri Yegorov | Movie | 2015 |
 | Silent Screams | Andrei | Movie | 2015 |
 | Madam Secretary | Ditro Pirosmani | TV Series | 2014 |
| Madam Secretary | Dito Pirosmani | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Jimmy P. | Dr. Jokl | Movie | 2013 |
 | Homeland | Viktor | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Cosmonaut Dimitri | Movie | 2011 |
 | Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | Letvinko | Movie | 2010 |
 | Rizzoli & Isles | Dr. Vladmir Papov | TV Series | 2010 |
 | God's Smile | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Angels & Demons | Cardinal Petrov | Movie | 2009 |
 | Castle | Sergei Vetotchkin | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Say It in Russian | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Spider-Man 3 | Mr. Ditkovitch | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Dukes | Murph Sinitsky | Movie | 2007 |
 | Color of the Cross | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
 | Heroes | Ivan Spector | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Elder Son | Uncle Fedya | Movie | 2006 |
 | Criminal Minds | Arseny Lysowsky | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Closer | Priest | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Wheelmen | Vladimir | Movie | 2005 |
 | Spider-Man 2 | Mr. Ditkovitch | Movie | 2004 |
 | Cold Case | Dr. Goran Petrovic | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Alias | Josef Vlachko | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Agency | Borovinsky | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Thirteen Days | Anotoly Dobrinyn | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Invisible Man | Dimitri Yevchenko | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Runaway Virus | Father Vadim | Movie | 2000 |
 | The West Wing | Mr. Zubatov | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Running Red | Strelkin | Movie | 1999 |
 | October Sky | Ike Bykovsky | Movie | 1999 |
 | Becker | Alexei | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Felicity | Bela | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest | Boris | Movie | 1997 |
| Alright Already | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 | |
 | Air Force One | Andrei Kolchak | Movie | 1997 |
 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | General Borschevsky | Movie | 1997 |
 | Forest Warrior | Buster | Movie | 1996 |
 | Early Edition | Vadim | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Something So Right | Yuri | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Spy Hard | Professor Ukrinsky | Movie | 1996 |
 | VR.5 | Dr. Zoloft | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Love Affair | Ship Captain | Movie | 1994 |
 | Ellen | Sergei | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Pickle | Russian Cap Driver | Movie | 1993 |
 | Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger | Misha | Movie | 1993 |
 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Misha | TV Series | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Corp. Yuri Petrovsky | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Mad About You | Vladimir | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Larry Sanders Show | Nicolae | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Sisters | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Northern Exposure | Nikolai Apalanov | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Enemies, a Love Story | Yaska Kobik | Movie | 1989 |
 | Big Man on Campus | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1989 |
 | True Blue | Yuri | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Quantum Leap | Major Yuri Kosenko | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Coach | Police Officer | TV Series | 1989 |
 | DeepStar Six | Burciaga | Movie | 1989 |
 | Roseanne | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Zits | Timoshenko | Movie | 1988 |
 | Vice Versa | Kerschner | Movie | 1988 |
 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Serge | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Combat Academy | Interpreter | Movie | 1986 |
 | Streets of Gold | Klebanov | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Name of the Rose | Severinus | Movie | 1986 |
 | My Town | Slovack | Movie | 1986 |
 | MacGyver | Yuri Demetri | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Comedy Factory | Sasha Zhukov | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Embassy | Aelx Serov | Movie | 1985 |
 | 2010 | Maxim Brailovsky | Movie | 1984 |
 | Moscow on the Hudson | Anatoly Cherkasov | Movie | 1984 |
 | Masquerade | Nuclear Facility Clerk | TV Series | 1983 |
 | St. Elsewhere | Dr. Peltrovich | TV Series | 1982 |
 | American Pop | Tuba Player (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | Raise the Titanic | Marganin | Movie | 1980 |
 | Being There | Karpatov | Movie | 1979 |
 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Book-keeper | Movie | 1979 |
 | The World's Greatest Lover | Actor with Bad Breath | Movie | 1977 |
 | The San Pedro Beach Bums | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Long Recess | red-haired student | Movie | 1972 |
 | Telegram | Teacher (uncredited) | Movie | 1972 |