Ilya Baskin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

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 Closer

    The Closer

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • Coach

    Coach

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Becker

    Becker

  • The Rookie: Feds

    The Rookie: Feds

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • The Hive

    The Hive

  • Reagan

    Reagan

  • Thirteen Days

    Thirteen Days

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • Angels & Demons

    Angels & Demons

  • Zits

    Zits

  • Love Affair

    Love Affair

  • Spy Hard

    Spy Hard

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • Wheelmen

    Wheelmen

  • The Agency

    The Agency

  • I Love Us

    I Love Us

  • Supervized

    Supervized

  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • The Dukes

    The Dukes

  • Alias

    Alias

  • CBS Summer Playhouse

    CBS Summer Playhouse

  • Air Force One

    Air Force One

  • Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

  • Chicanery

    Chicanery

  • True Blue

    True Blue

  • The Name of the Rose

    The Name of the Rose

  • The World's Greatest Lover

    The World's Greatest Lover

  • Color of the Cross

    Color of the Cross

  • 2010

    2010

  • The Comedy Factory

    The Comedy Factory

  • The Pickle

    The Pickle

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • October Sky

    October Sky

  • VR.5

    VR.5

  • Being There

    Being There

  • Something So Right

    Something So Right

  • DeepStar Six

    DeepStar Six

  • The San Pedro Beach Bums

    The San Pedro Beach Bums

  • Alright Already

    Alright Already

  • Forest Warrior

    Forest Warrior

  • Raise the Titanic

    Raise the Titanic

  • Guys' Night in The Thing

    Guys' Night in The Thing

  • Moscow on the Hudson

    Moscow on the Hudson

  • American Pop

    American Pop

  • Running Red

    Running Red

  • Legacy

    Legacy

  • Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

    Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

  • Jimmy P.

    Jimmy P.

  • The Elder Son

    The Elder Son

  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

    Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

  • Combat Academy

    Combat Academy

  • Enemies, a Love Story

    Enemies, a Love Story

  • Telegram

    Telegram

  • Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

  • Big Man on Campus

    Big Man on Campus

  • Runaway Virus

    Runaway Virus

  • Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • The Long Recess

    The Long Recess

  • Streets of Gold

    Streets of Gold

  • Embassy

    Embassy

  • Hit Me

    Hit Me

  • Say It in Russian

    Say It in Russian

  • My Town

    My Town

  • God's Smile

    God's Smile

  • An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

    An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

  • Silent Screams

    Silent Screams