Ilya Baskin
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: August 11, 1950
Place of Birth: Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Known For
Criminal Minds
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
Chicago Med
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.
The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
Quantum Leap
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
Castle
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Northern Exposure
After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.
Rizzoli & Isles
Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets her guard down, while the impeccably dressed Maura displays a sometimes icy temperament — she is, after all, more comfortable among the dead than the living. Together, the best friends have forged a quirky and supportive relationship; they drop the protective shield in each other's company, and combine their expertise to solve Boston's most complex cases.
The Closer
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
Cold Case
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
Filmography
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
as B.E. Kertchman
as Consul General Viktar Saroka
as Ira Prince
as Boranovic
as Brian
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
as Boris Namarov
as Alexander Orlov
as Dr. Mischa Lenkov
as Yuri Yegorov
as Andrei
as Ditro Pirosmani
as Dito Pirosmani
as Dr. Jokl
as Viktor
as Cosmonaut Dimitri
as Dr. Vladmir Papov
as Self
as Cardinal Petrov
as Sergei Vetotchkin
as Mr. Ditkovitch
as Murph Sinitsky
as Ivan Spector
as Uncle Fedya
as Arseny Lysowsky
as Priest
as Vladimir
as Mr. Ditkovitch
as Dr. Goran Petrovic
as Josef Vlachko
as Borovinsky
as Anotoly Dobrinyn
as Dimitri Yevchenko
as Father Vadim
as Mr. Zubatov
as Strelkin
as Ike Bykovsky
as Alexei
as Bela
as Andrei Kolchak
as General Borschevsky
as Buster
as Vadim
as Yuri
as Professor Ukrinsky
as Dr. Zoloft
as Ship Captain
as Sergei
as Russian Cap Driver
as Misha
as Corp. Yuri Petrovsky
as Vladimir
as Nicolae
as Nikolai Apalanov
as Yaska Kobik
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Yuri
as Major Yuri Kosenko
as Police Officer
as Burciaga
as Timoshenko
as Kerschner
as Serge
as Interpreter
as Klebanov
as Severinus
as Slovack
as Yuri Demetri
as Sasha Zhukov
as Aelx Serov
as Maxim Brailovsky
as Anatoly Cherkasov
as Dr. Peltrovich
as Tuba Player (voice)
as Marganin
as Karpatov
as Book-keeper
as Actor with Bad Breath
as red-haired student
as Teacher (uncredited)