Elya Baskin
With the East European accent of his birth still evident in his speech, Elya Baskin has usually been cast to type in a wide variety of roles, from Russian spy to a naturalized American cop. Born in Riga, Latvia, he attended Moscow's prestigious Theatre and Variety Arts College and was subsequently accepted at the Moscow Comedy Theatre where he won a Festival of Young Actors Award. Although he had every reason to assume his career as a performer was assured, life in the Soviet Union for an artist of Jewish descent had its pitfalls. In 1976 when the emigration rules were relaxed, Baskin was allowed to leave on a year's visa. He made his way to Hollywood, where producer Paul Maslansky (with whom he had worked in Russia) agreed to lend a hand. Soon, Baskin had his first US role, albeit a small one, in Gene Wilder's "The World's Greatest Lover" (1977). More small roles followed, such as a bookkeeper in "Butch and Sundance: The Early Years" and a Russian aide in "Being There" (both 1979), leading to the circus clown Anatoly opposite Robin Williams in Paul Mazursky's "Moscow on the Hudson" (1984). Baskin has continued to work in films, including a turn as Burciaga, the Polish scientist, in "Deepstar Six" (1989), and as the ship captain in "Love Affair" (1994). Baskin played the terrorist pilot in "Air Force One" (1997), a departure from his previous roles, which were often classified as "nice guys." He has also compiled many TV credits, including Mr. Slovak, a local immigrant, in "My Town" (1986), and Yuri, a member of an elite police squad in the short-lived "True Blue" (NBC, 1979-80).
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Love Us | Ira Prince (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
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Legacy | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
44% |
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Supervized | Brian (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silent Screams | Andrei (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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The Hive | Yuri Yegorov (Character) | - | 2014 |
50% |
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Jimmy P. | Dr. Jokl (Character) | $19.8K | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Say It in Russian | Victor (Character) | - | 2007 |
57% |
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The Dukes | Murph (Character) | $26.2K | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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The Elder Son | Uncle Fedya (Character) | - | 2006 |
40% |
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Color of the Cross | Caiaphas (Character) | $84.7K | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Wheelmen | Vladimir (Character) | - | 2002 |
83% |
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Thirteen Days | Anotoly Dobrinyn (Character) | $34.6M | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Running Red | Strelkin (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Runaway Virus | Father Vadim (Character) | - | 2000 |
79% |
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Air Force One | Andrei Kolchak (Character) | $172.7M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest | Boris (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Forest Warrior | Buster (Character) | - | 1996 |
7% |
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Spy Hard | Professor Ukrinsky (Character) | $27.0M | 1996 |
89% |
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Enemies, a Love Story | Yasha Kobik (Character) | $7.8M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zits | Timoshenko (Character) | - | 1988 |
75% |
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The Name of the Rose | Severinus (Character) | $5.2M | 1986 |
33% |
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Streets of Gold | Klebanov (Character) | $2.3M | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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Combat High | Interpreter (Character) | - | 1986 |
67% |
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2010 | Maxim Brajlovsky (Character) | - | 1984 |
73% |
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Moscow on the Hudson | Anatoly (Character) | - | 1984 |
38% |
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Raise the Titanic | Marganin (Character) | - | 1980 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 75% | Chicago Med | Dr. Mischa Lenkov (Guest Star) | 2021 |
85% | 86% | Homeland | Viktor (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Madam Secretary | Dito Pirosmani (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 71% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
68% | 71% | Rake | Bozidar (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Rizzoli and Isles | Dr. Vladmir Papov (Guest Star) | 2012-2013 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
52% | 65% | Heroes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
83% | 84% | The Closer | Priest (Guest Star) | 2005 |
86% | 88% | Alias | Dr. Josef Vlachko (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Agency |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2001-2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Early Edition | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Becker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999-2000 |
67% | No Score Yet | Alright Already | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Something So Right | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad About You | Vladimir (Guest Star) | 1996-1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ellen | Sergei (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sisters | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Coach | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Quantum Leap | Major Yuri Kosenko (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | True Blue | Yuri (Character) | 1989-1990 |
76% | 78% | Roseanne | Foreign Man (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | 70% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986-1987 |