Ilya Baskin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

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

  • Homeland

    Homeland

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Chicago Med

    Chicago Med

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Becker

    Becker

  • Coach

    Coach

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • The Rookie: Feds

    The Rookie: Feds

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Angels & Demons

    Angels & Demons

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Reagan

    Reagan

  • Combat Academy

    Combat Academy

  • Air Force One

    Air Force One

  • The Hive

    The Hive

  • American Pop

    American Pop

  • The Agency

    The Agency

  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

  • Runaway Virus

    Runaway Virus

  • True Blue

    True Blue

  • Forest Warrior

    Forest Warrior

  • DeepStar Six

    DeepStar Six

  • CBS Summer Playhouse

    CBS Summer Playhouse

  • Legacy

    Legacy

  • The Name of the Rose

    The Name of the Rose

  • Spy Hard

    Spy Hard

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • The Pickle

    The Pickle

  • Jimmy P.

    Jimmy P.

  • October Sky

    October Sky

  • The Dukes

    The Dukes

  • Alias

    Alias

  • The Comedy Factory

    The Comedy Factory

  • Zits

    Zits

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  • Wheelmen

    Wheelmen

  • 2010

    2010

  • Chicanery

    Chicanery

  • Love Affair

    Love Affair

  • Raise the Titanic

    Raise the Titanic

  • Thirteen Days

    Thirteen Days

  • Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Supervized

    Supervized

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • God's Smile

    God's Smile

  • I Love Us

    I Love Us

  • The Elder Son

    The Elder Son

  • Being There

    Being There

  • VR.5

    VR.5

  • Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

  • Moscow on the Hudson

    Moscow on the Hudson

  • Silent Screams

    Silent Screams

  • Color of the Cross

    Color of the Cross

  • Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

    Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

  • The Long Recess

    The Long Recess

  • Guys' Night in The Thing

    Guys' Night in The Thing

  • Telegram

    Telegram

  • Running Red

    Running Red

  • Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

  • Enemies, a Love Story

    Enemies, a Love Story

  • Something So Right

    Something So Right

  • Big Man on Campus

    Big Man on Campus

  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

    Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

  • Say It in Russian

    Say It in Russian

  • The San Pedro Beach Bums

    The San Pedro Beach Bums

  • Streets of Gold

    Streets of Gold

  • Alright Already

    Alright Already

  • The World's Greatest Lover

    The World's Greatest Lover

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • My Town

    My Town

  • Embassy

    Embassy

  • Hit Me

    Hit Me