Elya Baskin
Elya Baskin | |
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Born | Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin 11 August 1950 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1971–present |
Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin (Russian: Илья Залманович Баскин; born 11 August 1950), known professionally as Elya Baskin, is a Latvian-born Soviet and American character actor.[1] He first gained attention for his role in Moscow on the Hudson (1984), as Robin Williams' character's best friend.[2] He is also known for playing Peter Parker's landlord, Mr. Ditkovich, in Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007) and cosmonaut Max Brailovsky in 1984's 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
Early life
[edit]Baskin was born to a Jewish family in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union, the son of Frieda and Zalman Baskin.[3] He attended the Theatre and Variety Arts College in Moscow and won a Festival of Young Actors Award at the Moscow Comedy Theatre.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He emigrated to the United States in 1976.[3] He is often cast as Eastern European characters.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Film | Role |
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1974 | Telegram (Телеграмма) | Teacher (uncredited) |
Not a Word About Football (Ни слова о футболе) | Music teacher | |
Three Days in Moscow (Три дня в Москве) | Passerby | |
1977 | The World's Greatest Lover | Actor with Bad Breath |
1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | Book-keeper |
Being There | Karpatov | |
1980 | Raise the Titanic | Marganin |
1981 | American Pop | Tuba Player |
1984 | Moscow on the Hudson | Anatoly Cherkasov |
2010 | Maxim Brailovsky | |
1986 | The Name of the Rose | Severinus |
Streets of Gold | Klebanov | |
Combat High | Interpreter | |
1988 | Vice Versa | Professor Kerschner |
Zits | Vladimir Timoshenko | |
1989 | DeepStar Six | Dr. Burciaga |
The Slice of Life | Foreign Man | |
Enemies: A Love Story | Yasha Kobik | |
1993 | The Pickle | Russian Cab Driver |
1994 | Love Affair | Ship Captain |
New York Skyride | ||
1996 | Spy Hard | Professor Ukrinsky |
Forest Warrior | Buster | |
1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | General Borschevsky |
Air Force One | Andrei Kolchak | |
1999 | October Sky | Ike Bykovsky |
Running Red | Strelkin | |
2000 | Thirteen Days | Anatoly Dobrynin |
2001 | Heartbreakers | Vladimir, Kremlin Waiter |
2004 | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover | Dr. Stepniak |
2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Mr. Ditkovich |
2005 | Wheelmen | Vladimir |
Confessions of a Pit Fighter | Nick | |
2006 | The Elder Son | Uncle Fedya |
Color of the Cross | Caiphas | |
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Mr. Ditkovich |
The Dukes | Murph | |
Say It in Russian | Victor | |
2008 | God's Smile or The Odessa Story | Tad, a lawyer |
2009 | Angels & Demons | Cardinal Petrov |
2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Cosmonaut Dimitri |
2013 | Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian | Dr. Jokl |
2014 | The Hive | Yuri Yegorov |
2015 | Silent Screams | Andrei |
2019 | Supervized | Brian |
2024 | Reagan | B.E. Kertchman |
Television
[edit]Year | Series | Role |
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1972 | Big School-Break (Большая перемена) | Student |
1986-1987 | MacGyver | Yuri Demetri |
1989 | Roseanne | Foreign Man |
1989-1990 | True Blue | Yuri |
1991 | Northern Exposure | Nikolai Appolanov |
Quantum Leap | Major Yuri Kosenko | |
1993-1996 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Corp. Yuri Petrovsky / Misha |
1995 | The Larry Sanders Show | Nicolae |
1996 | Ellen | Sergei |
1996-1997 | Mad About You | Vladimir |
1999 | Felicity | Bela |
1999-2000 | Becker | Alexi |
2001 | The Invisible Man | Dimitri Yevchenko |
Deadly Force 2 (Убойная сила-2) | Makarov | |
2005 | The West Wing | Mr. Zubatov |
2007 | Criminal Minds | Arseny Lysowsky |
Heroes | Ivan Spector | |
2012-2013 | Rizzoli and Isles | Dr. Vladmir Papov |
2014 | Castle | Sergei Vetotchkin |
2016 | MacGyver | Alexander Orlov |
2017 | Madam Secretary | Dito Pirosmani |
2018 | Homeland | Viktor Makarov, Russian ambassador |
2021 | Chicago Med | Dr. Mischa Lenkov |
Video games
[edit]- Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001) - Additional voices
- SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs (2003) - Additional Russia VO
- Prey (2017) - Yuri Andronov
- Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021) - Boris Petrov
References
[edit]- ^ "Elya Baskin". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
- ^ a b "Актер Илья Баскин: В Голливуде я играл, в основном, иностранцев – думаю, это и есть моя ниша". Российская газета (in Russian). 30 June 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Elya Baskin profile, filmreference.com; accessed 11 March 2015.
External links
[edit]- Elya Baskin at IMDb