Ilya Baskin
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
Criminal Minds
Arseny Lysowsky
Homeland
Viktor
Castle
Sergei Vetotchkin
Chicago Med
Dr. Mischa Lenkov
The West Wing
Mr. Zubatov
MacGyver
Yuri Demetri
Heroes
Ivan Spector
The Closer
Priest
Cold Case
Dr. Goran Petrovic
MacGyver
Alexander Orlov
Rizzoli & Isles
Dr. Vladmir Papov
Quantum Leap
Major Yuri Kosenko
Madam Secretary
Ditro Pirosmani
Madam Secretary
Dito Pirosmani
Mad About You
Vladimir
Walker, Texas Ranger
Misha
Walker, Texas Ranger
Corp. Yuri Petrovsky
Coach
Police Officer
Spider-Man 3
Mr. Ditkovitch
Felicity
Bela
Northern Exposure
Nikolai Apalanov
Becker
Alexei
The Rookie: Feds
Consul General Viktar Saroka
St. Elsewhere
Ellen
Sergei
Angels & Demons
Cardinal Petrov
Early Edition
Vadim
Jimmy P.
Dr. Jokl
The Larry Sanders Show
The Hive
Yuri Yegorov
The Pickle
Russian Cap Driver
Spider-Man 2
Mr. Ditkovitch
Reagan
B.E. Kertchman
Spy Hard
Professor Ukrinsky
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Letvinko
Raise the Titanic
Marganin
Love Affair
Ship Captain
Moscow on the Hudson
Anatoly Cherkasov
Vice Versa
Kerschner
Runaway Virus
Father Vadim
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
General Borschevsky
Air Force One
Andrei Kolchak
The Invisible Man
Dimitri Yevchenko
DeepStar Six
Burciaga
American Pop
Tuba Player (voice)
Combat Academy
Interpreter
Alias
Josef Vlachko
Big Man on Campus
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Dukes
Murph Sinitsky
Supervized
Brian
The Elder Son
Uncle Fedya
The Agency
The Name of the Rose
Severinus
Being There
Karpatov
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Book-keeper
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Cosmonaut Dimitri
October Sky
Ike Bykovsky
The Comedy Factory
Sasha Zhukov
2010
Maxim Brailovsky
True Blue
Yuri
Enemies, a Love Story
Yaska Kobik
Roseanne
CBS Summer Playhouse
Serge
Silent Screams
Andrei
Masquerade
I Love Us
Ira Prince
Thirteen Days
Anotoly Dobrinyn
Chicanery
Boris Namarov
Wheelmen
Vladimir
Zits
Timoshenko
Color of the Cross
VR.5
Dr. Zoloft
Legacy
Boranovic
Running Red
Strelkin
The Long Recess
red-haired student
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Boris
God's Smile
The World's Greatest Lover
Actor with Bad Breath
Telegram
Teacher (uncredited)
The San Pedro Beach Bums
Streets of Gold
Klebanov
Something So Right
Yuri
Say It in Russian
Alright Already
Guys' Night in The Thing
Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Misha
Sisters
Embassy
Aelx Serov
My Town
Slovack
Hit Me
Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self