Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin

Acting
Born 1950-08-11 Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia] 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.5
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 choic...
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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.

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Known For

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The Rookie: Feds poster
The Rookie: Feds
as Consul General Viktar Saroka
2022-09-27
MacGyver poster
MacGyver
as Alexander Orlov
2016-09-23
Chicago Med poster
Chicago Med
as Dr. Mischa Lenkov
2015-11-17
Rizzoli & Isles poster
Rizzoli & Isles
as Dr. Vladmir Papov
2010-07-12
The Closer poster
The Closer
as Priest
2005-06-13
Alias poster
Alias
as Josef Vlachko
2001-09-30
The Agency poster
The Agency
as Borovinsky
2001-09-27
The West Wing poster
The West Wing
as Mr. Zubatov
1999-09-22

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