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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as Sasha
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
as B.E. Kertchman
as Consul General Viktar Saroka(1 ep)
as Ira Prince
as Boranovic
as Brian
as Voice of Mr. Ditkovich
as Boris Namarov
as Alexander Orlov(1 ep)
as Dr. Mischa Lenkov(1 ep)
as Yuri Yegorov
as Andrei
as Ditro Pirosmani(1 ep)
as Dito Pirosmani(1 ep)
as Dr. Jokl
as Viktor(3 eps)
as Cosmonaut Dimitri
as Dr. Vladmir Papov(2 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Cardinal Petrov
as Sergei Vetotchkin(1 ep)
as Mr. Ditkovitch
as Murph Sinitsky
as Ivan Spector(1 ep)
as Uncle Fedya
as Arseny Lysowsky(1 ep)
as Priest(1 ep)
as Vladimir
as Mr. Ditkovitch
as Dr. Goran Petrovic(1 ep)
as Josef Vlachko(1 ep)
as Borovinsky(4 eps)
as Anotoly Dobrinyn
as Dimitri Yevchenko(1 ep)
as Father Vadim
as Mr. Zubatov(1 ep)
as Strelkin
as Ike Bykovsky
as Alexei(3 eps)
as Bela(1 ep)
as Andrei Kolchak
as General Borschevsky
as Buster
as Vadim(1 ep)
as Yuri(1 ep)
as Professor Ukrinsky
as Dr. Zoloft(1 ep)
as Ship Captain
as Sergei(1 ep)
as Russian Cap Driver
as Misha(1 ep)
as Corp. Yuri Petrovsky(1 ep)
as Vladimir(3 eps)
as Nicolae(1 ep)
as Nikolai Apalanov(1 ep)
as Yaska Kobik
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Yuri(13 eps)
as Major Yuri Kosenko(2 eps)
as Police Officer(1 ep)
as Burciaga
as Timoshenko
as Kerschner
as Serge(1 ep)
as Interpreter
as Klebanov
as Severinus
as Slovack
as Yuri Demetri(2 eps)
as Sasha Zhukov(1 ep)
as Aelx Serov
as Maxim Brailovsky
as Anatoly Cherkasov
as Nuclear Facility Clerk(1 ep)
as Dr. Peltrovich(2 eps)
as Tuba Player (voice)
as Marganin
as Karpatov
as Book-keeper
as Actor with Bad Breath
as red-haired student
as Teacher (uncredited)