Born in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia] — Aug 11 1950

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 "Out…
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Arseny Lysowsky

Sergei Vetotchkin

Viktor

Priest

Dr. Mischa Lenkov

Mr. Zubatov

Yuri Demetri

Nikolai Apalanov

Major Yuri Kosenko

Dr. Vladmir Papov

Ivan Spector

Dr. Goran Petrovic

Dr. Peltrovich

Vladimir

Police Officer

Alexander Orlov

Vadim

Alexei

Misha

Sergei

Ditro Pirosmani

Bela

Mr. Ditkovitch

Nicolae

Borovinsky

Consul General Viktar Saroka

Dimitri Yevchenko

Mr. Ditkovitch


Maxim Brailovsky

Josef Vlachko

Cardinal Petrov

Nuclear Facility Clerk

Serge

Yuri

Andrei Kolchak

Dr. Zoloft

Sasha Zhukov

B.E. Kertchman

General Borschevsky

Severinus

Yuri

Ike Bykovsky

Professor Ukrinsky

Anotoly Dobrinyn

Ship Captain


Karpatov

Burciaga

Cosmonaut Dimitri

Buster

Tuba Player (voice)

Kerschner

Russian Cap Driver

Uncle Fedya

Boranovic

Strelkin

Brian

Interpreter

Dr. Jokl

Marganin

Yaska Kobik

Vladimir

Boris

Book-keeper

Misha

Boris Namarov

Aelx Serov

Timoshenko

Actor with Bad Breath

Slovack

Teacher (uncredited)

Letvinko

Anatoly Cherkasov

red-haired student


Klebanov

Father Vadim

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Murph Sinitsky


Yuri Yegorov


Ira Prince

Self

Voice of Mr. Ditkovich

Andrei

Voice of Mr. Ditkovich