Ilya Baskin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-08-11 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]

Ilya Baskin

Biography

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

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Chicago Med

    Chicago Med

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • Homeland

    Homeland

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Coach

    Coach

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • Becker

    Becker

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • The Rookie: Feds

    The Rookie: Feds

  • Angels & Demons

    Angels & Demons

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • The Comedy Factory

    The Comedy Factory

  • The Agency

    The Agency

  • Reagan

    Reagan

  • Alias

    Alias

  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

  • Enemies, a Love Story

    Enemies, a Love Story

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • American Pop

    American Pop

  • Spy Hard

    Spy Hard

  • CBS Summer Playhouse

    CBS Summer Playhouse

  • Thirteen Days

    Thirteen Days

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • DeepStar Six

    DeepStar Six

  • True Blue

    True Blue

  • Combat Academy

    Combat Academy

  • The Name of the Rose

    The Name of the Rose

  • Being There

    Being There

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Color of the Cross

    Color of the Cross

  • VR.5

    VR.5

  • The Pickle

    The Pickle

  • Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

  • God's Smile

    God's Smile

  • Air Force One

    Air Force One

  • Raise the Titanic

    Raise the Titanic

  • October Sky

    October Sky

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  • The Hive

    The Hive

  • The Long Recess

    The Long Recess

  • Telegram

    Telegram

  • Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

  • 2010

    2010

  • Alright Already

    Alright Already

  • Jimmy P.

    Jimmy P.

  • The Dukes

    The Dukes

  • Say It in Russian

    Say It in Russian

  • Wheelmen

    Wheelmen

  • Moscow on the Hudson

    Moscow on the Hudson

  • I Love Us

    I Love Us

  • Something So Right

    Something So Right

  • The San Pedro Beach Bums

    The San Pedro Beach Bums

  • Runaway Virus

    Runaway Virus

  • Legacy

    Legacy

  • Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

    Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

  • The Elder Son

    The Elder Son

  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

    Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

  • Love Affair

    Love Affair

  • Silent Screams

    Silent Screams

  • Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

  • Zits

    Zits

  • The World's Greatest Lover

    The World's Greatest Lover

  • Chicanery

    Chicanery

  • Supervized

    Supervized

  • Running Red

    Running Red

  • Guys' Night in The Thing

    Guys' Night in The Thing

  • Streets of Gold

    Streets of Gold

  • Big Man on Campus

    Big Man on Campus

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • My Town

    My Town

  • Hit Me

    Hit Me

  • Embassy

    Embassy