Acting
Elya Baskin
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.
Filmography
Dance With Me
Film · 2026
Guys' Night in The Thing
Film · 2025
Reagan
Film · 2024
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Film · 2022
The Rookie: Feds
Series · 2022
I Love Us
Film · 2021
Legacy
Film · 2020
Hit Me
Film · 2019
Supervized
Film · 2019
Jangan Benci Cintaku
Film · 2018
Chicanery
Film · 2017
MacGyver
Series · 2016
The Hive
Film · 2015
Silent Screams
Film · 2015
Chicago Med
Series · 2015
Madam Secretary
Series · 2014
Madam Secretary
Series · 2014
Jimmy P.
Film · 2013
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Film · 2011
Homeland
Series · 2011
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Film · 2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Series · 2010
Angels & Demons
Film · 2009
God's Smile
Film · 2009
Castle
Series · 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Series · 2009
Spider-Man 3
Film · 2007
The Dukes
Film · 2007
Say It in Russian
Film · 2007
Color of the Cross
Film · 2006
The Elder Son
Film · 2006
Heroes
Series · 2006
Wheelmen
Film · 2005
The Closer
Series · 2005
Criminal Minds
Series · 2005
Spider-Man 2
Film · 2004
Cold Case
Series · 2003
The Agency
Series · 2001
Alias
Series · 2001
Runaway Virus
Film · 2000
Thirteen Days
Film · 2000
The Invisible Man
Series · 2000
October Sky
Film · 1999
Running Red
Film · 1999
The West Wing
Series · 1999
Becker
Series · 1998
Felicity
Series · 1998
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Film · 1997
Air Force One
Film · 1997
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Film · 1997
Alright Already
Series · 1997
Spy Hard
Film · 1996
Forest Warrior
Film · 1996
Early Edition
Series · 1996
Something So Right
Series · 1996
VR.5
Series · 1995
Love Affair
Film · 1994
Ellen
Series · 1994
The Pickle
Film · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Film · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
The Larry Sanders Show
Series · 1992
Mad About You
Series · 1992
Sisters
Series · 1991
Northern Exposure
Series · 1990
DeepStar Six
Film · 1989
Enemies, a Love Story
Film · 1989
Big Man on Campus
Film · 1989
Coach
Series · 1989
Quantum Leap
Series · 1989
True Blue
Series · 1989
Zits
Film · 1988
Vice Versa
Film · 1988
Roseanne
Series · 1988
CBS Summer Playhouse
Series · 1987
The Name of the Rose
Film · 1986
My Town
Film · 1986
Combat Academy
Film · 1986
Streets of Gold
Film · 1986
Embassy
Film · 1985
MacGyver
Series · 1985
The Comedy Factory
Series · 1985
Moscow on the Hudson
Film · 1984
2010
Film · 1984
Masquerade
Series · 1983
St. Elsewhere
Series · 1982
American Pop
Film · 1981
Raise the Titanic
Film · 1980
Being There
Film · 1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Film · 1979
The World's Greatest Lover
Film · 1977
The San Pedro Beach Bums
Series · 1977
The Long Recess
Film · 1972
Telegram
Film · 1972