Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin (Russian: Илья Залманович Баскин; born 11 August 1950), known professionally as Elya Baskin, is a Russian-American character actor.[1] He first gained attention for his role in Moscow on the Hudson (1984), as Robin Williams' character's best friend.[2] He is also known for playing Peter Parker's landlord, Mr. Ditkovich, in Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007) and cosmonaut Max Brailovsky in 1984's 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
Elya Baskin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin 11 August 1950 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
Biography edit
Baskin was born to a Jewish family in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union, the son of Frieda and Zalman Baskin.[3] He attended the Theatre and Variety Arts College in Moscow and won a Festival of Young Actors Award at the Moscow Comedy Theatre.[3]
He defected to the United States in 1976.[3] He is often cast as Eastern European characters.[2]
Filmography edit
Film edit
- Telegram (Телеграмма) (1972) – teacher (uncredited)
- Not a Word About Football (Ни слова о футболе) (1974) – music teacher
- Three Days in Moscow (Три дня в Москве) (1974) – passerby
- The World's Greatest Lover (1977) – Actor with Bad Breath
- Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) – Book-keeper
- Being There (1979) – Karpatov
- Raise the Titanic (1980) – Marganin
- American Pop (1981) – Tuba Player
- Moscow on the Hudson (1984) – Anatoly Cherkasov
- 2010 (1984) – Maxim Brailovsky
- The Name of the Rose (1986) – Severinus
- Streets of Gold (1986) – Klebanov
- Combat High (1986) – Interpreter
- Vice Versa (1988) – Professor Kerschner
- Zits (1988) – Vladimir Timoshenko
- DeepStar Six (1989) – Dr. Burciaga
- The Slice of Life (1989) – Foreign Man
- Enemies: A Love Story (1989) – Yasha Kobik
- The Pickle (1993) – Russian Cab Driver
- Love Affair (1994) – Ship Captain
- New York Skyride (1994)
- Spy Hard (1996) – Professor Ukrinsky
- Forest Warrior (1996) – Buster
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) – General Borschevsky
- Air Force One (1997) – Andrei Kolchak
- October Sky (1999) – Ike Bykovsky
- Running Red (1999) – Strelkin
- Thirteen Days (2000) – Anatoly Dobrynin
- Heartbreakers (2001) – Vladimir, Kremlin Waiter
- 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004) – Dr. Stepniak
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) – Mr. Ditkovich
- Wheelmen (2005) – Vladimir
- Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005) – Nick
- The Elder Son (2006) – Uncle Fedya
- Color of the Cross (2006) – Caiphas
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) – Mr. Ditkovich
- The Dukes (2007) – Murph
- Say It in Russian (2007) – Victor
- God's Smile or The Odessa Story (2008) – Tad, a lawyer
- Angels & Demons (2009) – Cardinal Petrov
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) – Cosmonaut Dimitri
- Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian (2013) – Dr. Jokl
- The Hive (2014) – Yuri Yegorov
- Silent Screams (2015) – Andrei
- Supervized (2019) - Brian
- Reagan (2024) - B.E. Kertchman
Television edit
- 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 Makarov, Russian ambassador
Video games edit
- Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001) - Additional voices
- SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs (2003) - Additional Russia VO
- Prey (2017) - Yuri Andronov
- Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021) - Boris Petrov
References edit
- ^ "Elya Baskin". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
- ^ a b "Актер Илья Баскин: В Голливуде я играл, в основном, иностранцев – думаю, это и есть моя ниша". Российская газета (in Russian). 30 June 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Elya Baskin profile, filmreference.com; accessed 11 March 2015.
External links edit
- Elya Baskin at IMDb
