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Elya Baskin. Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin ( Russian: Илья Залманович Баскин; born 11 August 1950), known professionally as Elya Baskin, is a Latvian-born American character actor. [ 1] He first gained attention for his role in Moscow on the Hudson (1984), as Robin Williams ' character's best friend. [ 2] He is also known for ...
Elya Baskin. Actor: Spider-Man 3. Elya Baskin is a Soviet Latvia-born American actor, best-known for his work on Spider-Man 2 (2004), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). He was born on August 11, 1950 in Riga, USSR [now Latvia] as Elya Zalmanovich Baskin to Zalman and Frieda Baskin, both of Russian Jewish descent. He attended and is a graduate of Moscow's prestigious Theatre ...
Elya Baskin. Actor: Spider-Man 3. Elya Baskin is a Soviet Latvia-born American actor, best-known for his work on Spider-Man 2 (2004), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). He was born on August 11, 1950 in Riga, USSR [now Latvia] as Elya Zalmanovich Baskin to Zalman and Frieda Baskin, both of Russian Jewish descent. He attended and is a graduate of Moscow's prestigious Theatre ...
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 ...
Biography. With the East European accent of his birth still evident in his speech, Elya Baskin has usually been cast to type in a wide variety of roles, from Russian spy to a naturalized American cop. Born in Riga, Latvia, he attended Moscow's prestigious Theatre and Variety Arts College and was subsequently accepted at the Moscow Comedy ...
Jul 20, 1997 · Since moving to the U.S. from Moscow in 1976, Elya Baskin, 46, has carved out a career as the nice Russian in films ranging from "Moscow on the Hudson" alongside Robin Williams, to "2010."
Russian-born actor Elya Zalmonovich Baskin emigrated to the United States in 1976. He made his American film debut a year later in Gene Wilder’s “The World’s Greatest Lover” and forged his early career with minor parts in films like Butch and Sundance: The Early Years and the critically-acclaimed Being There. But Baskin found his breakout role playing along side Robin Williams as the ...
Elya Baskin played Mr. Zubatov in the episode The Wake Up Call. He is best known for his roles in Spider-Man 2 (with J.K. Simmons, Dylan Baker and Reed Diamond), Spider-Man 3 (with Simmons, Baker and James Cromwell) and Air Force One (with Glenn Close, Xander Berkeley, Tom Everett, Spencer Garrett, Philip Baker Hall, Don McManus, Glenn Morshower, Thomas Crawford and Thom Barry).
Elya Baskin. Ilya (Elya) Zalmanovich Baskin ( Russian: Илья́ (Э́лиа) За́лманович Ба́скин; Latvian: Iļja Zalmanovičs Baskins; born 11 August 1950) is a Soviet - American actor of Jewish descent. He is known for his roles in Moscow on Hudson, Air Force One, The Name of the Rose, 2010, October Sky, Spider-Man 2, and ...
Elya Baskin. Actor: Spider-Man 3. Elya Baskin is a Soviet Latvia-born American actor, best-known for his work on Spider-Man 2 (2004), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). He was born on August 11, 1950 in Riga, USSR [now Latvia] as Elya Zalmanovich Baskin to Zalman and Frieda Baskin, both of Russian Jewish descent. He attended and is a graduate of Moscow's prestigious Theatre ...