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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TV credits
Rated 6.9 out of 10
The Rookie: Feds
2022
Rated 7.3 out of 10
MacGyver
2016
Rated 8.3 out of 10
Chicago Med
2015
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Madam Secretary
2014
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Homeland
2011
Rated 7.9 out of 10
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Castle
2009
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Heroes
2006
Rated 8.3 out of 10
Criminal Minds
2005
Rated 7.9 out of 10
The Closer
2005
Rated 7.7 out of 10
Cold Case
2003
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Alias
2001
Rated 6.9 out of 10
The Agency
2001
Rated 7.1 out of 10
The Invisible Man
2000
Rated 8.3 out of 10
The West Wing
1999
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Becker
1998
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Felicity
1998
Rated 9.0 out of 10
Alright Already
1997
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Early Edition
1996
Rated 6.3 out of 10
Something So Right
1996
Rated 6.7 out of 10
VR.5
1995
Rated 6.1 out of 10
Ellen
1994
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993