Elya Baskin
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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.
Known for
Credits
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
as Mr. Ditkovitch
Angels & Demons (2009)
as Cardinal Petrov
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
as Mr. Ditkovitch
Air Force One (1997)
as Andrei Kolchak
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
as General Borschevsky
The Name of the Rose (1986)
as Severinus
Spy Hard (1996)
as Professor Ukrinsky
October Sky (1999)
as Ike Bykovsky
Thirteen Days (2000)
as Anotoly Dobrinyn
2010 (1984)
as Maxim Brailovsky
Vice Versa (1988)
as Kerschner
Being There (1979)
as Karpatov
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
as Cosmonaut Dimitri
DeepStar Six (1989)
as Burciaga
Reagan (2024)
as B.E. Kertchman
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
as Anatoly Cherkasov
Raise the Titanic (1980)
as Marganin
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
as Boris
Love Affair (1994)
as Ship Captain
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
as Actor with Bad Breath
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010)
as Letvinko
Forest Warrior (1996)
as Buster
Enemies, a Love Story (1989)
as Yaska Kobik
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
as Book-keeper
Big Man on Campus (1989)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
American Pop (1981)
as Tuba Player (voice)
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022)
as Self
Running Red (1999)
as Strelkin
Hit Me (2019)
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Jimmy P. (2013)
as Dr. Jokl
Legacy (2020)
as Boranovic
Say It in Russian (2007)
Actor
The Elder Son (2006)
as Uncle Fedya
Supervized (2019)
as Brian
Chicanery (2017)
as Boris Namarov
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger (1993)
as Misha
The Pickle (1993)
as Russian Cap Driver
I Love Us (2021)
as Ira Prince
Combat Academy (1986)
as Interpreter
The Hive (2015)
as Yuri Yegorov
Guys' Night in The Thing (2025)
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Streets of Gold (1986)
as Klebanov
Color of the Cross (2006)
Actor
Dance With Me (2026)
as Sasha
The Dukes (2007)
as Murph Sinitsky
Runaway Virus (2000)
as Father Vadim
Wheelmen (2005)
as Vladimir
God's Smile (2009)
Actor
My Town (1986)
as Slovack
Silent Screams (2015)
as Andrei
The Long Recess (1972)
as red-haired student
Embassy (1985)
as Aelx Serov
Telegram (1972)
as Teacher (uncredited)
Zits (1988)
as Timoshenko
Jangan Benci Cintaku (2018)
Actor