Acting credits
89
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Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Elya Baskin
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 52Series: 37
TMDB ID: 2368
IMDb ID: nm0059946
Known for: Acting
Born: August 11, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2025
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.69
Wikidata: Q1334420
Also known as
Elya Zalmanovich Baskin • Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin • الیا باسکین • Илья Баскин • И. Баскин • Ilya Baskin
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Elya Baskin.
Guys' Night in The Thing
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
2025 Movie
6.3
Reagan
as B.E. Kertchman
2024 Movie
3.8
I Love Us
as Ira Prince
2021 Movie
6.1
Legacy
as Boranovic
2020 Movie
5.2
Supervized
as Brian
2019 Movie
Hit Me
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
2019 Movie
6.0
Chicanery
as Boris Namarov
2017 Movie
5.3
The Hive
as Yuri Yegorov
2015 Movie
4.7
Silent Screams
as Andrei
2015 Movie
6.1
Jimmy P.
as Dr. Jokl
2013 Movie
6.2
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Cosmonaut Dimitri
2011 Movie
4.9
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
as Letvinko
2010 Movie
5.2
God's Smile
2009 Movie
6.7
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Petrov
2009 Movie
3.0
Say It in Russian
2007 Movie
6.5
Spider-Man 3
as Mr. Ditkovitch
2007 Movie
4.5
The Dukes
as Murph Sinitsky
2007 Movie
3.0
Color of the Cross
2006 Movie
5.9
The Elder Son
as Uncle Fedya
2006 Movie
Wheelmen
as Vladimir
2005 Movie
7.3
Spider-Man 2
as Mr. Ditkovitch
2004 Movie
7.0
Thirteen Days
as Anotoly Dobrinyn
2000 Movie
4.6
Runaway Virus
as Father Vadim
2000 Movie
5.3
Running Red
as Strelkin
1999 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Elya Baskin.
7.2
The Rookie: Feds
as Consul General Viktar Saroka • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.3
MacGyver
as Alexander Orlov • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Dr. Mischa Lenkov • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Madam Secretary
as Ditro Pirosmani • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Homeland
as Viktor • 3 eps
2011 Series
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
as Dr. Vladmir Papov • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Castle
as Sergei Vetotchkin • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.4
Heroes
as Ivan Spector • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Arseny Lysowsky • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
The Closer
as Priest • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Dr. Goran Petrovic • 1 eps
2003 Series
6.8
Alias
as Josef Vlachko • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.5
The Agency
as Borovinsky • 4 eps
2001 Series
7.1
The Invisible Man
as Dimitri Yevchenko • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.2
The West Wing
as Mr. Zubatov • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.2
Becker
as Alexei • 3 eps
1998 Series
6.6
Felicity
as Bela • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Early Edition
as Vadim • 1 eps
1996 Series
4.5
Something So Right
as Yuri • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.7
VR.5
as Dr. Zoloft • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.1
Ellen
as Sergei • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Misha • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Vladimir • 3 eps
1992 Series