Acting
Elya Baskin
Born Aug 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.
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Guys' Night in The Thing
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Reagan
2024
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The Rookie: Feds
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An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
I Love Us
2021
Crime · Drama · Romance
Legacy
2020
Action
Supervized
2019
Comedy
Hit Me
2019
Comedy
Jangan Benci Cintaku
2018
Chicanery
2017
Comedy
MacGyver
2016
Drama · Action & Adventure
Chicago Med
2015
Drama
The Hive
2015
Horror · Science Fiction
Silent Screams
2015
Horror
Madam Secretary
2014
Drama · War & Politics
Jimmy P.
2013
Drama
Homeland
2011
Drama · War & Politics · Crime
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010
Drama · Action · Thriller
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Crime · Drama · Mystery
God's Smile
2009
Comedy · Romance
Angels & Demons
2009
Thriller · Mystery
Castle
2009
Drama · Crime
Say It in Russian
2007
Thriller
Spider-Man 3
2007
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The Dukes
2007
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Color of the Cross
2006
Drama
Heroes
2006
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Elder Son
2006
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Criminal Minds
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Closer
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Wheelmen
2005
Action · Comedy
Spider-Man 2
2004
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Cold Case
2003
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Alias
2001
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Agency
2001
Drama
Thirteen Days
2000
History · Thriller
The Invisible Man
2000
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Runaway Virus
2000
Thriller · TV Movie
The West Wing
1999
Drama
Running Red
1999
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October Sky
1999
Drama · History · Family
Becker
1998
Comedy
Felicity
1998
Drama · Soap
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997
TV Movie · Mystery
Air Force One
1997
Action · Thriller
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
Comedy · Crime
Forest Warrior
1996
Action · Family
Early Edition
1996
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
Something So Right
1996
Comedy
Spy Hard
1996
Comedy · Action
VR.5
1995
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Love Affair
1994
Drama · Romance
Ellen
1994
Comedy
The Pickle
1993
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993
Crime · Action · Western
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1993
Drama · Western · Crime
Mad About You
1992
Comedy
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Comedy
Sisters
1991
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Northern Exposure
1990
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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1989
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Big Man on Campus
1989
Comedy · Fantasy
True Blue
1989
Drama · Crime
Quantum Leap
1989
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Coach
1989
Comedy
DeepStar Six
1989
Action · Horror · Thriller
Roseanne
1988
Comedy
Zits
1988
Family · Comedy
Vice Versa
1988
Comedy · Fantasy
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
Action & Adventure · Drama · Comedy
Combat Academy
1986
Comedy · TV Movie
Streets of Gold
1986
Drama
The Name of the Rose
1986
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
My Town
1986
Comedy · Drama
MacGyver
1985
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
The Comedy Factory
1985
Comedy
Embassy
1985
Action · TV Movie · Thriller
2010
1984
Thriller · Science Fiction
Moscow on the Hudson
1984
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Masquerade
1983
Action & Adventure · Drama
St. Elsewhere
1982
Drama
American Pop
1981
Animation · Music · Drama
Raise the Titanic
1980
Action · Adventure · Drama
Being There
1979
Comedy · Drama
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
Western · Comedy
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
Comedy
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
Comedy
The Long Recess
1972
Comedy · Romance
Telegram
1972
Adventure · Family