Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

Date of Birth:

Aug 11, 1950

Place of Birth:

Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, U.S.S.R.

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:

Love Affair Love Affair

1994

The Hive The Hive

2015

Spy Hard Spy Hard

1996

Streets of Gold Streets of Gold

1986

Silent Screams Silent Screams

2015

The Elder Son The Elder Son

2006

Color of the Cross Color of the Cross

2006

Big Man on Campus Big Man on Campus

1989

Embassy Embassy

1985

Combat Academy Combat Academy

1986

2010 2010

1984

Telegram Telegram

1972

Runaway Virus Runaway Virus

2000

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

1993

Zits Zits

1988

Say It in Russian Say It in Russian

2007

Reagan Reagan

2024

Vice Versa Vice Versa

1988

Thirteen Days Thirteen Days

2000

Raise the Titanic Raise the Titanic

1980

Supervized Supervized

2019

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

1979

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011

Legacy Legacy

2020

The World's Greatest Lover The World's Greatest Lover

1977

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

1997

Chicanery Chicanery

2017

Air Force One Air Force One

1997

Angels & Demons Angels & Demons

2009

October Sky October Sky

1999

The Pickle The Pickle

1993

DeepStar Six DeepStar Six

1989

Moscow on the Hudson Moscow on the Hudson

1984

Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 2

2004

Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man 3

2007

I Love Us I Love Us

2021

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997

Being There Being There

1979

God's Smile God's Smile

2009

Wheelmen Wheelmen

2005

Jimmy P. Jimmy P.

2013

The Long Recess The Long Recess

1972

My Town My Town

1986

Enemies, a Love Story Enemies, a Love Story

1989

American Pop American Pop

1981

The Dukes The Dukes

2007

Hit Me Hit Me

2019

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

2010

Running Red Running Red

1999

The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose

1986

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