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Elya Baskin
Actor · Crew· Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
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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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Spider-Man 2
Mr. Ditkovitch · 2004
Spider-Man 3
Mr. Ditkovitch · 2007
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
Angels & Demons
Cardinal Petrov · 2009
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
General Borschevsky · 1997
The Name of the Rose
Severinus · 1986
Air Force One
Andrei Kolchak · 1997
October Sky
Ike Bykovsky · 1999
Filmography
32 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reagan | B.E. Kertchman | Film |
| 2013 | Jimmy P. | Dr. Jokl | Film |
| 2010 | Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | Letvinko | Film |
| 2009 | God's Smile | Film | |
| 2009 | Angels & Demons | Cardinal Petrov | Film |
| 2007 | The Dukes | Murph Sinitsky | Film |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Mr. Ditkovitch | Film |
| 2006 | The Elder Son | Uncle Fedya | Film |
| 2005 | Wheelmen | Vladimir | Film |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Mr. Ditkovitch | Film |
| 1999 | October Sky | Ike Bykovsky | Film |
| 1999 | Running Red | Strelkin | Film |
| 1997 | Air Force One | Andrei Kolchak | Film |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | General Borschevsky | Film |
| 1996 | Forest Warrior | Buster | Film |
| 1996 | Spy Hard | Professor Ukrinsky | Film |
| 1994 | Love Affair | Ship Captain | Film |
| 1993 | The Pickle | Russian Cap Driver | Film |
| 1989 | Enemies, a Love Story | Yaska Kobik | Film |
| 1989 | True Blue | Yuri | TV |
| 1989 | DeepStar Six | Burciaga | Film |
| 1988 | Vice Versa | Kerschner | Film |
| 1986 | Combat Academy | Interpreter | Film |
| 1986 | Streets of Gold | Klebanov | Film |
| 1986 | My Town | Slovack | Film |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose | Severinus | Film |
| 1984 | Moscow on the Hudson | Anatoly Cherkasov | Film |
| 1984 | 2010 | Maxim Brailovsky | Film |
| 1980 | Raise the Titanic | Marganin | Film |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Book-keeper | Film |
| 1979 | Being There | Karpatov | Film |
| 1972 | The Long Recess | red-haired student | Film |
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