Roman Baskin (25 December 1954 – 13 September 2018) was an Estonian actor and director of stage and screen.
His parents were
Eino Baskin and
Ita Ever
Ita Ever (born Ilse Ever; 1 April 1931, Paide, Järva County) is an Estonian film, radio, theater and television actress. She is widely regarded as a Grand Old Lady of Estonian theatre.
Biography
She began her career in 1953 as a stage actre ...
. Baskin's credits as an actor included ''
Lotte from Gadgetville
''Lotte from Gadgetville'' ( et, Leiutajateküla Lotte, lv, Lote no Izgudrotāju ciema) is a 2006 Estonian/Latvian feature-length animated film directed by Heiki Ernits and Janno Põldma.
The film's characters first appeared in '' Lotte reis lõ ...
'' (2006), ''
186 Kilometres'' (2007), ''
Letters to Angel
''Letters to Angel'' ( et, Kirjad Inglile) is a 2010 Estonian comedy film directed by Sulev Keedus. The film was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortli ...
'' (2010), and ''
The Idiot
''The Idiot'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Идиот, Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–69.
The title is an ...
'' (2011). He directed ''Peace Street'' in 1991, and a television film adaptation of ''
The Visit'' in 2006.
For his career in film, Baskin received the
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Balti ...
, fourth class in 2018. He was diagnosed with cancer and died on 13 September 2018.
References
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1954 births
2018 deaths
21st-century Estonian male actors
Estonian male film actors
Estonian male stage actors
Estonian male voice actors
Estonian film directors
Deaths from cancer in Estonia
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
Estonian people of Jewish descent
Estonian people of Russian descent