Elya Baskin
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 p…
Known field
Acting
Total Movie Credited
50
Total TV Shows Credited
38
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, U.S.S.R.
Birthdate
August 11, 1950
Also known as
Elya Zalmanovich Baskin
Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin