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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Guys' Night in The Thing
Character:Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Release Date:01/01/2025
Reagan
Character:B.E. Kertchman
Release Date:29/08/2024
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Character:Self
Release Date:25/07/2022
I Love Us
Character:Ira Prince
Release Date:17/09/2021
Legacy
Character:Boranovic
Release Date:28/05/2020
Supervized
Character:Brian
Release Date:16/07/2019
Hit Me
Character:Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
Release Date:15/01/2019
Chicanery
Character:Boris Namarov
Release Date:29/04/2017
The Hive
Character:Yuri Yegorov
Release Date:14/09/2015
Silent Screams
Character:Andrei
Release Date:03/04/2015
Jimmy P.
Character:Dr. Jokl
Release Date:11/09/2013
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Character:Cosmonaut Dimitri
Release Date:28/06/2011
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Character:Letvinko
Release Date:28/12/2010
God's Smile
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Release Date:03/12/2009
Angels & Demons
Character:Cardinal Petrov
Release Date:20/04/2009
Say It in Russian
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Release Date:01/09/2007
Spider-Man 3
Character:Mr. Ditkovitch
Release Date:01/05/2007
The Dukes
Character:Murph Sinitsky
Release Date:23/04/2007
Color of the Cross
Character:
Release Date:09/11/2006
The Elder Son
Character:Uncle Fedya
Release Date:01/01/2006
Wheelmen
Character:Vladimir
Release Date:03/06/2005
Spider-Man 2
Character:Mr. Ditkovitch
Release Date:25/06/2004
Thirteen Days
Character:Anotoly Dobrinyn
Release Date:25/12/2000
Runaway Virus
Character:Father Vadim
Release Date:29/01/2000
Running Red
Character:Strelkin
Release Date:30/03/1999
October Sky
Character:Ike Bykovsky
Release Date:19/02/1999
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Character:Boris
Release Date:02/11/1997
Air Force One
Character:Andrei Kolchak
Release Date:25/07/1997
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Character:General Borschevsky
Release Date:02/05/1997
Forest Warrior
Character:Buster
Release Date:05/11/1996
Spy Hard
Character:Professor Ukrinsky
Release Date:24/05/1996
Love Affair
Character:Ship Captain
Release Date:21/10/1994
The Pickle
Character:Russian Cap Driver
Release Date:30/04/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Character:Misha
Release Date:21/04/1993
Enemies, a Love Story
Character:Yaska Kobik
Release Date:13/12/1989
Big Man on Campus
Character:Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:12/12/1989
DeepStar Six
Character:Burciaga
Release Date:13/01/1989
Zits
Character:Timoshenko
Release Date:07/07/1988
Vice Versa
Character:Kerschner
Release Date:25/02/1988
Combat Academy
Character:Interpreter
Release Date:23/11/1986
Streets of Gold
Character:Klebanov
Release Date:14/11/1986
The Name of the Rose
Character:Severinus
Release Date:24/09/1986
My Town
Character:Slovack
Release Date:25/05/1986
Embassy
Character:Aelx Serov
Release Date:21/04/1985
2010
Character:Maxim Brailovsky
Release Date:06/12/1984
Moscow on the Hudson
Character:Anatoly Cherkasov
Release Date:06/04/1984
American Pop
Character:Tuba Player (voice)
Release Date:13/02/1981
Raise the Titanic
Character:Marganin
Release Date:01/08/1980
Being There
Character:Karpatov
Release Date:19/12/1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Character:Book-keeper
Release Date:15/06/1979
The World's Greatest Lover
Character:Actor with Bad Breath
Release Date:18/12/1977
The Long Recess
Character:red-haired student
Release Date:06/06/1972
Telegram
Character:Teacher (uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/1972
Television Appearances
The Rookie: Feds
Character:Consul General Viktar Saroka
MacGyver
Character:Alexander Orlov
Chicago Med
Character:Dr. Mischa Lenkov
Madam Secretary
Character:Ditro Pirosmani
Madam Secretary
Character:Dito Pirosmani
Homeland
Character:Viktor
Rizzoli & Isles
Character:Dr. Vladmir Papov
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Castle
Character:Sergei Vetotchkin
Heroes
Character:Ivan Spector
Criminal Minds
Character:Arseny Lysowsky
The Closer
Character:Priest
Cold Case
Character:Dr. Goran Petrovic
Alias
Character:Josef Vlachko
The Agency
Character:Borovinsky
The Invisible Man
Character:Dimitri Yevchenko
The West Wing
Character:Mr. Zubatov
Becker
Character:Alexei
Felicity
Character:Bela
Alright Already
Character:
Early Edition
Character:Vadim
Something So Right
Character:Yuri
VR.5
Character:Dr. Zoloft
Ellen
Character:Sergei
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Misha
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Corp. Yuri Petrovsky
Mad About You
Character:Vladimir
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Nicolae
Sisters
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Northern Exposure
Character:Nikolai Apalanov
True Blue
Character:Yuri
Quantum Leap
Character:Major Yuri Kosenko
Coach
Character:Police Officer
Roseanne
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CBS Summer Playhouse
Character:Serge
MacGyver
Character:Yuri Demetri
The Comedy Factory
Character:Sasha Zhukov
Masquerade
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St. Elsewhere
Character:Dr. Peltrovich
The San Pedro Beach Bums
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