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Elya Baskin

Actor

Elya Baskin

Born August 11, 1950 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]54 films

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

54 films as actor
  1. 2026Dance With MeSasha
  2. 2025Guys' Night in The ThingVoice of Mr. Ditkovich
  3. 2024ReaganB.E. Kertchman
  4. 2021I Love UsIra Prince
  5. 2020LegacyBoranovic
  6. 2019SupervizedBrian
  7. 2019Hit MeVoice of Mr. Ditkovich
  8. 2018Jangan Benci Cintaku
  9. 2017ChicaneryBoris Namarov
  10. 2015The HiveYuri Yegorov
  11. 2015Silent ScreamsAndrei
  12. 2013Jimmy P.Dr. Jokl
  13. 2011Transformers: Dark of the MoonCosmonaut Dimitri
  14. 2010Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie WrightLetvinko
  15. 2009God's Smile
  16. 2009Angels & DemonsCardinal Petrov
  17. 2007Say It in Russian
  18. 2007Spider-Man 3Mr. Ditkovitch
  19. 2007The DukesMurph Sinitsky
  20. 2006Color of the Cross
  21. 2006The Elder SonUncle Fedya
  22. 2005WheelmenVladimir
  23. 2004Spider-Man 2Mr. Ditkovitch
  24. 2000Thirteen DaysAnotoly Dobrinyn
  25. 2000Runaway VirusFather Vadim
  26. 1999Running RedStrelkin
  27. 1999October SkyIke Bykovsky
  28. 1997Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestBoris
  29. 1997Air Force OneAndrei Kolchak
  30. 1997Austin Powers: International Man of MysteryGeneral Borschevsky
  31. 1996Forest WarriorBuster
  32. 1996Spy HardProfessor Ukrinsky
  33. 1994Love AffairShip Captain
  34. 1993The PickleRussian Cap Driver
  35. 1993Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One RangerMisha
  36. 1989Enemies, a Love StoryYaska Kobik
  37. 1989Big Man on CampusTaxi Driver (uncredited)
  38. 1989DeepStar SixBurciaga
  39. 1988ZitsTimoshenko
  40. 1988Vice VersaKerschner
  41. 1986Combat AcademyInterpreter
  42. 1986Streets of GoldKlebanov
  43. 1986The Name of the RoseSeverinus
  44. 1986My TownSlovack
  45. 1985EmbassyAelx Serov
  46. 19842010Maxim Brailovsky
  47. 1984Moscow on the HudsonAnatoly Cherkasov
  48. 1981American PopTuba Player (voice)
  49. 1980Raise the TitanicMarganin
  50. 1979Being ThereKarpatov
  51. 1979Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysBook-keeper
  52. 1977The World's Greatest LoverActor with Bad Breath
  53. 1972The Long Recessred-haired student
  54. 1972TelegramTeacher (uncredited)