Ilya Baskin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.9976

Gender

Male

Birthday

11-Aug-1950

Age

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]

Also Known As
  • Elya Zalmanovich Baskin
  • Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin
  • الیا باسکین
  • Elya Baskin
  • Илья Баскин
  • И. Баскин

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.    


Credits

Chicanery Chicanery (2017) Character: Boris Namarov
Darren Flare is an Emmy Award-winning, slightly dim newscaster, who is about to stumble on the story of the decade: the capture of the FBI's most wanted terrorist, the Imam Abdul Mohammed Zaleeka.
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022) Character: Self
An oral history of the 1986 film adaptation of "The Name of the Rose", gathering together the memories of several members of the surviving cast/crew.
Say It in Russian Say It in Russian (2007) Character: N/A
Jacqueline, a Paris society hostess (Faye Dunaway), introduces a fellow American, businessman Andrew Lamont (Steven Brand), to a beautiful young Russian girl, Daria Larina (Agata Gotova), while he is on vacation in Europe. She is the kind of woman who will turn the eye of every man when she walks into a room. Andrew is fascinated by her, as Jacqueline knew he would be.
Wheelmen Wheelmen (2005) Character: Vladimir
Two limo drivers hope to make money by escorting an executive around Los Angeles. Things go awry when they get caught up in a sabotage plot to assassinate the Vice President of the United States.
Улыбка Бога, или Чисто одесская история Улыбка Бога, или Чисто одесская история (2009) Character: N/A
A determined student from Chicago is forced to fulfill the last wish of his ailing grandfather. He has to travel to Odessa, Ukraine, and bring back his grandfather's cat.
Zits Zits (1988) Character: Timoshenko
When their music teacher needs an expensive operation after being mugged, a group of precocious middle school students attempt to raise the money by selling fake military secrets to the KGB.
Embassy Embassy (1985) Character: Aelx Serov
US ambassador in Rome must protect US interests and secrets from mob, spies and curious girlfriends who may be more than what they seem.
The Dukes The Dukes (2007) Character: Murph Sinitsky
The Dukes,a Doo Wop group, were on top of the world at 17, now are struggling for survival in 2008. Their manager is desperately trying to get them work but is met with failure at every turn. Finally pushed to the extreme , they pull a heist only a fool would attempt, which leaves them even more desperate. When all seems lost, they find themselves.
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger (1993) Character: Misha
Among the issues Walker has to deal with: a new partner named Trivette, a group of men terrorizing a circus family who camp out at his home, and some bad guys who plan on the ultimate bank caper.
Jimmy P. Jimmy P. (2013) Character: Dr. Jokl
At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect schizophrenia, an eccentric psychoanalyst takes up the case and starts a conversation with the veteran.
Streets of Gold Streets of Gold (1986) Character: Klebanov
Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allowed on the Soviet national team because he was a Jew. Depressed and discouraged, he meets two young amateur boxers. As their coach, he trains them for glory.
My Town My Town (1986) Character: Slovack
A series of vignettes based upon an imaginative girl's unique outlook on her community.
Big Man on Campus Big Man on Campus (1989) Character: Taxi Driver (uncredited)
In this version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", a hunchback is found living in the bell tower of UCLA. He discovers life as two students bring him out of the tower and into society.
Guys' Night in The Thing Guys' Night in The Thing (2025) Character: Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
A group of friends reuniting at a winter retreat are snowed in by the most heinous blizzard in history. But as the night goes on and a terrifying secret is uncovered in the nearby woods, it becomes clear that one of them is not what he seems...and not everyone will make it out alive.
The Hive The Hive (2015) Character: Yuri Yegorov
An amnesiac must reach back into his mind for memories that will help him save the love of his life before a virus completely takes over.
Supervized Supervized (2019) Character: Brian
Four aging superheroes in a retirement home in Ireland come together for one last hurrah.
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) Character: Book-keeper
Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, soon to be known as The Sundance Kid. This is the 'prequel' of how they met, their first clumsy robberies, the heroic dangers that abound them together, the secret that nearly tore them apart, and the impossible train heist that made them notorious for life. Saddle up and ride with the showdowns, shootouts, bad guys and good times in the days before the fame when fun was the name of the game.
The World's Greatest Lover The World's Greatest Lover (1977) Character: Actor with Bad Breath
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or acting. But when his wife leaves him for the real Valentino, Rudy goes to outrageous lengths to win the role of a lifetime and win back the love of his life.
Air Force One Air Force One (1997) Character: Andrei Kolchak
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.
2010 2010 (1984) Character: Maxim Brailovsky
While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.
Love Affair Love Affair (1994) Character: Ship Captain
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship sent to take them to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up but the other doesn't. However, a chance meeting brings them together again.
I Love Us I Love Us (2021) Character: Ira Prince
Veteran thief Sammy Silver struggles to trade his criminal ways for married life after he falls in love with a single mother.
The Elder Son The Elder Son (2006) Character: Uncle Fedya
A thief on the run convinces a single father that he is his long-lost son. Complications ensue when he falls in love with his newfound "sister".
October Sky October Sky (1999) Character: Ike Bykovsky
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997) Character: Boris
Jessica Fletcher searches for a woman who witnessed the murder of a man trying to expose a serious flaw in a top-secret government satellite code.
The Pickle The Pickle (1993) Character: Russian Cap Driver
Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead, he made "The Pickle" - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry just wanted to get out of debt; now everyone he's ever known, loved and neglected is standing in line for tickets.
Running Red Running Red (1999) Character: Strelkin
Upset over his brother’s murder, Soviet special agent Gregori Wallace leaves Russia to start a new life in the United States. Now happily married to a beautiful woman and the father of a little girl, Gregori soon realizes that he can’t outrun the past.
Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 2 (2004) Character: Mr. Ditkovitch
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
Enemies, a Love Story Enemies, a Love Story (1989) Character: Yaska Kobik
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) Character: Cosmonaut Dimitri
The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.
Vice Versa Vice Versa (1988) Character: Kerschner
A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010) Character: Letvinko
The story centers on Charlie, a Los Angeles billionaire financial whiz who goes into self-imposed exile in Tijuana after his empire is revealed to have been a Ponzi scheme. While looking for the woman he abandoned there 25 years before, Charlie is pursued by a Mexican gangster, a federal agent and thugs sent by a former client looking to retrieve his money.
Raise the Titanic Raise the Titanic (1980) Character: Marganin
To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the Titanic.
Runaway Virus Runaway Virus (2000) Character: Father Vadim
Two virus experts track down contagious people across the world. But it's only a matter of time before L.A. is exposed to the virus.
Being There Being There (1979) Character: Karpatov
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
Телеграмма Телеграмма (1972) Character: Teacher (uncredited)
Six-graders Tosha and Kostya are trying to deliver the WWII telegram they accidentally find.
American Pop American Pop (1981) Character: Tuba Player (voice)
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
DeepStar Six DeepStar Six (1989) Character: Burciaga
The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destroy their base.
Большая перемена Большая перемена (1972) Character: red-haired student
A young teacher goes to a school for adults. He is younger than many of his students and some of them are starting to miss school.
Forest Warrior Forest Warrior (1996) Character: Buster
McKenna, the spirit of Tanglewood Forest, can transform into a bear, a wolf or an eagle. When a gang of evil lumberjacks led by Travis Thorne arrive in Tanglewood to chop the forest down, McKenna cannot let this happen. With his new friends, the Lords of Tanglewood, a band of children who love to play in the forest, he battles Thorne and his gang.
Angels & Demons Angels & Demons (2009) Character: Cardinal Petrov
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.
Thirteen Days Thirteen Days (2000) Character: Anotoly Dobrinyn
The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.
Moscow on the Hudson Moscow on the Hudson (1984) Character: Anatoly Cherkasov
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the middle of Bloomingdales. He is befriended by the black security guard and falls in love with the Italian immigrant from behind the perfume counter. We follow his life as he works his way through the American dream and tries to find work as a musician.
Silent Screams Silent Screams (2015) Character: Andrei
Andre Essen (Elya Baskin) says goodbye to his daughter, Natalia (Sasha Kolos), as she heads to America as a foreign exchange student. Natalia bonds with her surrogate family, Amanda (Callan Coles) and her father, Marcus Garrett, before strange supernatural occurrences begin to happen.
The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose (1986) Character: Severinus
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
Reagan Reagan (2024) Character: B.E. Kertchman
Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.
Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man 3 (2007) Character: Mr. Ditkovitch
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
Hit Me Hit Me (2019) Character: Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
A scene recreation in which two young men cut loose and clobber one another. Filmed on location outside a dollar store at subzero temperatures.
Combat Academy Combat Academy (1986) Character: Interpreter
"Police Academy"-style comedy set in a military school. Two errant high-school students are ordered by a judge to spend a year at a prestigious military academy, where one of the cadets finds out who is responsible for a spate of midnight thefts. Written by Mark Lennon
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Character: General Borschevsky
As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.
Legacy Legacy (2020) Character: Boranovic
While on a hunting trip in the isolated wilderness, a father and his adopted teenage son are turned into the prey of unknown assailants. They are unexpectedly joined in their fight for survival by a stranger who reveals the disturbing truth about the son's biological father, an international crime lord, and why that crime lord has sent trained assassins to kill the teenager.
Color of the Cross Color of the Cross (2006) Character: N/A
A retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, based on the idea that he was a black man whose death was a racially motivated hate crime.
Spy Hard Spy Hard (1996) Character: Professor Ukrinsky
The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.



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