Eino Baskin

Acting

Eino Baskin

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jun 17, 1929 (96 years old)
Death date
Mar 11, 2015

Eino Baskin

Known For

Baskin
53min
DOLBY
Movie 2012

Baskin

Portrait of Eino Baskin, an entertainer who has attracted audience...

Father, Son and Holy Theatre
38min
DOLBY
Movie 2010

Father, Son and Holy Theatre

Alar Sudak alias Elaan is the don Quijote of Estonian...

Visit of an Old Lady
1h 40m
DOLBY
Movie 2006

Visit of an Old Lady

As a young woman, Claire left her hometown in disgrace....

Grisha
1h 22m
DOLBY
Movie 1996

Grisha

An up-close look into the life of the often misunderstood...

Biography

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. 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.