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.    

Фільмографія

• 2026Dance With Me — Sasha
• 2025Guys' Night in The Thing — Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
• 2024Reagan — B.E. Kertchman
• Новобранець: Федерали — Consul General Viktar Saroka
• 2021I Love Us — Ira Prince
• 2020Legacy — Boranovic
• 2019Hit Me — Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
• 2019Supervized — Brian
• 2018Jangan Benci Cintaku
• 2017Chicanery — Boris Namarov
• Мак-Ґайвер — Alexander Orlov
• 2015Silent Screams — Andrei
• 2015The Hive — Yuri Yegorov
• Медики Чикаго — Dr. Mischa Lenkov
• Державний секретар — Ditro Pirosmani, Dito Pirosmani
• 2013Jimmy P. — Dr. Jokl
• Батьківщина — Viktor
• 2011Трансформери 3 — Cosmonaut Dimitri
• 2010Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright — Letvinko
• Різзолі та Айлз — Dr. Vladmir Papov
• 2009God's Smile
• Касл — Sergei Vetotchkin
• 2009Янголи та демони — Cardinal Petrov
• 2007Say It in Russian
• 2007The Dukes — Murph Sinitsky
• 2007Людина-павук 3: Ворог у тiнi — Mr. Ditkovitch
• 2006Color of the Cross
• 2006The Elder Son — Uncle Fedya
• Герої — Ivan Spector
• The Closer — Priest
• 2005Wheelmen — Vladimir
• Мислити як злочинець — Arseny Lysowsky
• 2004Людина-павук 2 — Mr. Ditkovitch
• Cold Case — Dr. Goran Petrovic
• The Agency — Borovinsky
• Шпигунка — Josef Vlachko
• 2000Runaway Virus — Father Vadim
• Людина - невидимка — Dimitri Yevchenko
• 2000Тринадцять днів — Anotoly Dobrinyn
• 1999Running Red — Strelkin
• 1999Жовтневе небо — Ike Bykovsky
• Західне крило — Mr. Zubatov
• Беккер — Alexei
• Фелісіті — Bela
• Alright Already
• 1997Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest — Boris
• 1997Літак президента — Andrei Kolchak
• 1997Остін Паверс: Міжнародний таємний агент — General Borschevsky
• Early Edition — Vadim
• 1996Forest Warrior — Buster
• Something So Right — Yuri
• 1996Невинищений шпигун — Professor Ukrinsky
• VR.5 — Dr. Zoloft
• Ellen — Sergei
• 1994Love Affair — Ship Captain
• 1993The Pickle — Russian Cap Driver
• 1993Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger — Misha
• Вокер – техаський рейнджер — Misha, Corp. Yuri Petrovsky
• Mad About You — Vladimir
• Шоу Ларрі Сандерса — Nicolae
• Sisters
• Northern Exposure — Nikolai Apalanov
• 1989Big Man on Campus — Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• Coach — Police Officer
• 1989Enemies, a Love Story — Yaska Kobik
• True Blue — Yuri
• 1989Глибинна зірка шість — Burciaga
• Квантовий стрибок — Major Yuri Kosenko
• Roseanne
• 1988Vice Versa — Kerschner
• 1988Zits — Timoshenko
• CBS Summer Playhouse — Serge
• 1986Combat Academy — Interpreter
• 1986My Town — Slovack
• 1986Streets of Gold — Klebanov
• 1986Ім'я троянди — Severinus
• 1985Embassy — Aelx Serov
• MacGyver — Yuri Demetri
• The Comedy Factory — Sasha Zhukov
• 19842010: Рік у який ми встановили контакт — Maxim Brailovsky
• 1984Moscow on the Hudson — Anatoly Cherkasov
• Masquerade — Nuclear Facility Clerk
• Сент Елсвер — Dr. Peltrovich
• 1981American Pop — Tuba Player (voice)
• 1980Raise the Titanic — Marganin
• 1979Butch and Sundance: The Early Days — Book-keeper
• 1979Коли я буду там — Karpatov
• The San Pedro Beach Bums
• 1977The World's Greatest Lover — Actor with Bad Breath
• 1972Telegram — Teacher (uncredited)
• 1972The Long Recess — red-haired student

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (2)

• 2022An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose — Self
• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self