Elya Baskin

Ditkovich, in Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). He also played cosmonaut Max Brailovsky in 1984's 2010: The Year We Make Contact.

• Native Name — Илья Баскин • Birth Name — Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin • Born — 11 August 1950 • Birthplace — Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1971–present

Baskin was born to a Jewish family in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union, the son of Frieda and Zalman Baskin. He attended the Theatre and Variety Arts College in Moscow and won a Festival of Young Actors Award at the Moscow Comedy Theatre.

He immigrated to the United States in 1976. He is often cast as Eastern European characters.

• Year — Series — Role • 1972 — Big School-Break (Большая перемена) — Student • 1986–1987 — MacGyver — Yuri Demetri • 1989 — Roseanne — Foreign Man • 1989–1990 — True Blue — Yuri • 1991 — Northern Exposure — Nikolai Appolanov • Quantum Leap — Major Yuri Kosenko • 1993–1996 — Walker, Texas Ranger — Corp. Yuri Petrovsky / Misha • 1995 — The Larry Sanders Show — Nicolae • 1996 — Ellen — Sergei • 1996–1997 — Mad About You — Vladimir • 1999 — Felicity — Bela • 1999–2000 — Becker — Alexi • 2001 — The Invisible Man — Dimitri Yevchenko • Deadly Force 2 (Убойная сила-2) — Makarov • 2005 — The West Wing — Mr. Zubatov • 2005 — Alias — Dr. Josef Vlachko • 2007 — Criminal Minds — Arseny Lysowsky • Heroes — Ivan Spector • 2012–2013 — Rizzoli & Isles — Dr. Vladmir Papov • 2014 — Castle — Sergei Vetotchkin • 2016 — MacGyver — Alexander Orlov • 2017 — Madam Secretary — Dito Pirosmani • 2018 — Homeland — Viktor Makarov, Russian Ambassador • 2021 — Chicago Med — Dr. Mischa Lenkov • 2023 — The Rookie: Feds — Viktar Saroka

• Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001) – Additional voices • SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs (2003) – Additional Russia VO • Prey (2017) – Yuri Andronov • Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021) – Boris Petrov • The Lamplighters League (2023) – Fedir Volchymorda