Elya Baskin

Elya Baskin is a Latvian-American actor born in 1950. He has established himself as a character actor in the film industry, with a career spanning multiple notable roles. One of his early notable performances was in the 1984 film Moscow on the Hudson, where he played Anatoly, the best friend of the character portrayed by Robin Williams.

Baskin's filmography includes a range of memorable characters, such as cosmonaut Max Brailovsky in 2010: The Year We Make Contact, also released in 1984. He gained further recognition for his portrayal of Mr. Ditkovich, the landlord of Peter Parker, in the Spider-Man franchise, specifically in Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, released in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Through these roles, Baskin has demonstrated his versatility as a character actor in the film industry.