| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Baskin |
| Name | Ilya |
| Birth year | 1950 |
| Birth month | 8 |
| Birth day | 11 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Sex | M |
Baskin Ilya (b. 11.08.1950, Riga) – actor.
From 1967 to 1971, Ilya Baskin studied variety and spoken-word performance at the Moscow Circus and Variety Arts College.
He worked with Leonid Utyosov’s orchestra and later at the Moscow Theatre of Miniatures.
In 1976, Ilya Baskin emigrated to the United States. Within six months, he got a small film role in Hollywood, joined the Screen Actors Guild, and soon began receiving regular offers for film roles.
After playing one of the leading roles in Moscow on the Hudson (1984), he became a more frequent presence in films.
Notable Film Roles
• 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
• The Name of the Rose (1986)
• Air Force One (1997)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• Angels & Demons (2009)
Over his career, he has appeared in more than 80 films and has shared the screen with Sean Connery, Robin Williams, and Harrison Ford.
From 1980 to 1997, he was co-publisher of the Russian-language newspaper Panorama in the USA.