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Russian actor
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
11 August 1950(Riga, Latvia)
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Education:
École nationale du cirque et de l'art de la scène
The details
Biography
Introduction
Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin Russian: Илья (Элиа) Залманович Баскин; born 11 August 1950), known as Elya Baskin, is a Russian–American actor. He first gained attention for his role in Moscow on the Hudson (1984), as Robin Williams' character's best friend. He is also known for playing Peter Parker's landlord, Mr. Ditkovich, in Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3.
Biography
Baskin was born to a Jewish family in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union, 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.
He immigrated to the United States in 1976. He has built a considerable career in TV and film, and is often cast as Eastern European characters.
TV appearances
- Big School-Break (Большая перемена) (1972) – student
- MacGyver (1986–1987) – Yuri Demetri
- Roseanne (1989) – Foreign Man
- True Blue (1989–1990) – Yuri
- Northern Exposure (1991) – Nikolai Appolanov
- Quantum Leap (1991) – Major Yuri Kosenko
- The Larry Sanders Show (1995) – Nicolae
- Ellen (1996) – Sergei
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–1996) – Corp. Yuri Petrovsky / Misha
- Mad About You (1996–1997) – Vladimir
- Felicity (1999) – Bela
- Becker (1999–2000) – Alexi
- The Invisible Man (2001) – Dimitri Yevchenko
- Deadly Force 2 (Убойная сила-2) (2001) – Makarov
- The West Wing (2005) – Mr. Zubatov
- Criminal Minds (2007) – Arseny Lysowsky
- Heroes (2007) – Ivan Spector
- Rizzoli and Isles (2012–2013) – Dr. Vladmir Papov
- Castle (2014) – Sergei Vetotchkin
- The San Pedro Beach Bums
- MacGyver (2016) – Alexander Orlov
- Madam Secretary (2017) – Dito Pirosmani
- Homeland (2018) – Viktor, Russian ambassador
- Stranger Things (Season 4) (2021) - Hopper's Russian Friend