Ilya Baskin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-08-11 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Ilya Baskin
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2025)
Guys' Night in The Thing
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
(2024)
Reagan
as B.E. Kertchman
(2021)
I Love Us
as Ira Prince
(2020)
Legacy
as Boranovic
(2019)
Supervized
as Brian
(2019)
Hit Me
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
(2017)
Chicanery
as Boris Namarov
(2015)
Silent Screams
as Andrei
(2015)
The Hive
as Yuri Yegorov
(2013)
Jimmy P.
as Dr. Jokl
(2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Cosmonaut Dimitri
(2010)
(2009)
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Petrov
(2009)
(2007)
Spider-Man 3
as Mr. Ditkovitch
(2007)
The Dukes
as Murph Sinitsky
(2007)
(2006)
The Elder Son
as Uncle Fedya
(2006)
(2005)
Wheelmen
as Vladimir
(2004)
Spider-Man 2
as Mr. Ditkovitch
(2000)
Thirteen Days
as Anotoly Dobrinyn
(2000)
Runaway Virus
as Father Vadim
(1999)
October Sky
as Ike Bykovsky
(1999)
Running Red
as Strelkin
(1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
as General Borschevsky
(1997)
Air Force One
as Andrei Kolchak
(1997)
(1996)
Spy Hard
as Professor Ukrinsky
(1994)
Love Affair
as Ship Captain
(1993)
The Pickle
as Russian Cap Driver
(1993)
(1989)
DeepStar Six
as Burciaga
(1989)
Big Man on Campus
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1989)
Enemies, a Love Story
as Yaska Kobik
(1988)
Vice Versa
as Kerschner
(1988)
Zits
as Timoshenko
(1986)
The Name of the Rose
as Severinus
(1986)
Combat Academy
as Interpreter
(1986)
Streets of Gold
as Klebanov
(1986)
My Town
as Slovack
(1985)
Embassy
as Aelx Serov
(1984)
2010
as Maxim Brailovsky
(1984)
Moscow on the Hudson
as Anatoly Cherkasov
(1981)
American Pop
as Tuba Player (voice)
(1980)
Raise the Titanic
as Marganin
(1979)
Being There
as Karpatov
(1979)
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
as Book-keeper
(1977)
The World's Greatest Lover
as Actor with Bad Breath
(1972)
Telegram
as Teacher (uncredited)
(1972)
The Long Recess
as red-haired student