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