Elya Baskin

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Elya Baskin
Born	24 January 1951 Riga

Elya Baskin (Latvian: Iļja Baskins; born 24 January 1951) is a Latvian-born American actor.

Baskin was born in Riga, the son of Frieda and Zalman Baskin.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Filmography 2 TV appearances 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Filmography

• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• Color of the Cross (2006)
• Nightingale (2005)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004)
• Heartbreakers (2001)
• Running Red (1999)
• October Sky (1999)
• Air Force One (1997)
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
• Forest Warrior (1996)
• Spy Hard (1996)
• Love Affair (1994)
• The Pickle (1993)
• War and Peace (1991)
• Enemies: A Love Story (1989)
• The Slice of Life (1989)
• DeepStar Six (1989)
• Vice Versa (1988)
• Zits (1988)
• Soft Touch (1987)
• Combat High (1986)
• Streets of Gold (1986)
• The Name of the Rose (1986)
• A Prisoner of Conscience (1986)
• 2010 (1984)
• Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
• Raise the Titanic (1980)
• Being There (1979)
• Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
• The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
• Big School-Break (1972)

[edit] TV appearances

• Heroes
• Criminal Minds
• The West Wing
• Walker, Texas Ranger
• Friends
• Roseanne
• MacGyver
• Ellen
• Northern Exposure
• Quantum Leap
• The Invisible Man

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Elya Baskin at the Internet Movie Database