I knew I recognized him, but I thought he was one of the guys they always bring in to play Russians.
I know what you mean about Russian personae.
I searched his IMDB record for characters with Russian-sounding names and found these.
1 Episode of The District Monya Pastov: “Fools Russian Part 1”
Movie Milos Drubnik: Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
(Possible) 8 Episodes of Falcon Crest Frank Kolinski
That’s all I could find.