Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Guys' Night in The Thing Guys' Night in The Thing 2025 Reagan ★ 6.3 Reagan 2024 The Rookie: Feds ★ 7.0 The Rookie: Feds 2022 An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose 2022 I Love Us ★ 3.8 I Love Us 2021 Legacy ★ 6.1 Legacy 2020 Supervized ★ 5.2 Supervized 2019 Hit Me Hit Me 2019 Chicanery ★ 6.0 Chicanery 2017 MacGyver ★ 7.3 MacGyver 2016 Chicago Med ★ 8.3 Chicago Med 2015 The Hive ★ 5.3 The Hive 2015 Silent Screams ★ 4.7 Silent Screams 2015 Madam Secretary ★ 7.0 Madam Secretary 2014 Jimmy P. ★ 6.0 Jimmy P. 2013 Homeland ★ 7.6 Homeland 2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon ★ 6.2 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011 Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright ★ 4.9 Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright 2010 Rizzoli & Isles ★ 7.9 Rizzoli & Isles 2010 God's Smile ★ 5.9 God's Smile 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories ★ 7.3 Celebrity Ghost Stories 2009 Angels & Demons ★ 6.7 Angels & Demons 2009 Castle ★ 8.0 Castle 2009 Say It in Russian ★ 4.0 Say It in Russian 2007 Spider-Man 3 ★ 6.5 Spider-Man 3 2007 The Dukes ★ 5.1 The Dukes 2007 Color of the Cross ★ 3.0 Color of the Cross 2006 Heroes ★ 7.4 Heroes 2006 The Elder Son ★ 6.0 The Elder Son 2006 Criminal Minds ★ 8.3 Criminal Minds 2005 The Closer ★ 7.9 The Closer 2005 Wheelmen ★ 7.0 Wheelmen 2005 Spider-Man 2 ★ 7.3 Spider-Man 2 2004 Cold Case ★ 7.8 Cold Case 2003 Alias ★ 6.8 Alias 2001 The Agency ★ 6.9 The Agency 2001 Thirteen Days ★ 7.0 Thirteen Days 2000 The Invisible Man ★ 7.1 The Invisible Man 2000 Runaway Virus ★ 5.5 Runaway Virus 2000 The West Wing ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999 Running Red ★ 5.5 Running Red 1999 October Sky ★ 7.7 October Sky 1999 Becker ★ 7.2 Becker 1998 Felicity ★ 6.6 Felicity 1998 Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest ★ 7.0 Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest 1997 Alright Already ★ 9.0 Alright Already 1997 Air Force One ★ 6.5 Air Force One 1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ★ 6.6 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997 Forest Warrior ★ 4.6 Forest Warrior 1996 Early Edition ★ 7.4 Early Edition 1996 Something So Right ★ 6.3 Something So Right 1996 Spy Hard ★ 5.4 Spy Hard 1996 VR.5 ★ 6.7 VR.5 1995 Love Affair ★ 5.4 Love Affair 1994 Ellen ★ 6.1 Ellen 1994 The Pickle ★ 5.0 The Pickle 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger ★ 7.3 Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ★ 7.0 Walker, Texas Ranger 1993 Mad About You ★ 6.7 Mad About You 1992 The Larry Sanders Show ★ 7.7 The Larry Sanders Show 1992 Sisters ★ 7.2 Sisters 1991 Northern Exposure ★ 7.9 Northern Exposure 1990 Enemies, a Love Story ★ 6.2 Enemies, a Love Story 1989 Big Man on Campus ★ 6.2 Big Man on Campus 1989 True Blue ★ 6.3 True Blue 1989 Quantum Leap ★ 8.0 Quantum Leap 1989 Coach ★ 6.7 Coach 1989 DeepStar Six ★ 5.5 DeepStar Six 1989 Roseanne ★ 6.8 Roseanne 1988 Zits ★ 4.9 Zits 1988 Vice Versa ★ 5.8 Vice Versa 1988 CBS Summer Playhouse ★ 7.0 CBS Summer Playhouse 1987 Combat Academy ★ 5.6 Combat Academy 1986 Streets of Gold ★ 5.4 Streets of Gold 1986 The Name of the Rose ★ 7.5 The Name of the Rose 1986 My Town ★ 7.0 My Town 1986 MacGyver ★ 7.7 MacGyver 1985 The Comedy Factory The Comedy Factory 1985 Embassy ★ 5.0 Embassy 1985 2010 ★ 6.7 2010 1984