Eino Baskin

Actor

Eino Baskin

Born June 17, 1929 in Tallinn, Harju County, EstoniaDied March 11, 20158 films

Eino Baskin (June 17, 1929 – March 11, 2015) was an Estonian actor and theatre director. Baskin was born in Tallinn to Jewish parents Hirsch and Maria Baskin. In 1951 he graduated from Estonian State Theater Institute before becoming engaged at the Estonian Drama Theatre. In 1980 he established Vanalinnastuudio and for a long time he was its director. When Vanalinnastuudio was closed, he established Old Baskin's Theater.

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In 1954, he married actress Ita Ever. Their son was actor and director Roman Baskin. The couple later divorced. He married his second wife, Galina Dõrdina 1961, with whom he had a daughter who died in infancy. The couple remained married for 38 years, until Dõrdina's death in 1999. In 2000, he married Veera Toll. The couple remained married until Baskin's death in Tallinn in 2015. Baskin also had a daughter, actress Katrin Pärn, from a relationship with actress, theologian and politician Malle Pärn in 1977.

Filmography

8 films as actor
  1. 2006Visit of an Old LadyClaire's Husband Moby
  2. 1983DoublesNewspaper's Editor-in-chief
  3. 1982The TriangleEduard / Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
  4. 1981Murder on the 31st FloorRafael Krank
  5. 1979Bonycrone and Captain DrumCaptain Drum (voice)
  6. 1978BonycroneCaptain Drum (voice)
  7. 1961Meeting by ChanceRichard
  8. 1957In the BackyardBelski