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Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

Actor · Born August 11, 1950 · Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]

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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.    

Acted in 90

2020s

  1. 2026

    Dance With Me

    Sasha

  2. 2025

    Guys' Night in The Thing

    Voice of Mr. Ditkovich

  3. 2024

    Reagan

    B.E. Kertchman

    52
  4. 2022

    The Rookie: Feds

    Consul General Viktar Saroka · 1 episode

    58
  5. 2021

    I Love Us

    Ira Prince

  6. 2020

    Legacy

    Boranovic

    48

1970s

  1. 1979

    Being There

    Karpatov

    83

  2. Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    Book-keeper

    49
  3. 1977

    The World's Greatest Lover

    Actor with Bad Breath

  4. The San Pedro Beach Bums

    TV

  5. 1972

    The Long Recess

    red-haired student

  6. Telegram

    Teacher (uncredited)

Appearances2

2020s

  1. 2022

    An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

    Self