Elya Baskin

Infobox actor


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birthdate = 24 January 1951
birthplace = Riga

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

Baskin was born in Riga, the son of Frieda and Zalman Baskin. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Elya-Baskin.html Elya Baskin Biography (1951-) ] ] 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.Fact|date=August 2007

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)
*"Thirteen Days" (2000)
*"Running Red" (1999)
*"October Sky" (1999)
*"Air Force One" (1997)
*"" (1997)
*"Forest Warrior" (1996)
*"Spy Hard" (1996)
*"Love Affair" (1994)
*"The Pickle" (1993)
*"War and Peace" (1991)
*"" (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)
*"" (1979)
*"The World's Greatest Lover" (1977)
*"Big School-Break" (1972)

TV appearances

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

References

External links

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