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Ilya Baskin

Aug 11, 1950 (74 years old) in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]

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

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Criminal Minds
Arseny Lysowsky
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Castle
Sergei Vetotchkin
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The West Wing
Mr. Zubatov
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Mad About You
Vladimir
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MacGyver
Yuri Demetri
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Chicago Med
Dr. Mischa Lenkov
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Rizzoli & Isles
Dr. Vladmir Papov
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Homeland
Viktor
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Quantum Leap
Major Yuri Kosenko
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Heroes
Ivan Spector

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