Person
Ernie F. Orsatti
Crew · 1940–2020 · Beverly Hills, California, USA
Biography
Ernie Orsatti was an American stuntman, actor, and second unit director. Born in Beverly Hills, California, Ernie F. Orsatti started in the film industry at the age of sixteen. His mother, Inez Gorman, was a noted opera singer. His father, Ernie Orsatti, was a famous baseball player who played for The St. Louis Cardinals, known as "the gas house gang". The surname Orsatti name has been associated with Hollywood for decades, starting with the Orsatti agency, during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood.
Known for
Charmed
Stunt Coordinator
The Closer
Stunt Coordinator
Hill Street Blues
Officer (uncredited)
Falcon Crest
Hood
The Incredible Hulk
Phil Haze
Red Shoe Diaries
Stunts
Remington Steele
Stunt Coordinator
Alien Resurrection
Stunt Coordinator
American History X
Stunt Coordinator
Primal Fear
Stunt Coordinator
Filmography
- 2011Just PeckStunt Coordinator
- 2010Furry VengeanceStunt Coordinator
- 2009The Pink Panther 2Stunt Coordinator
- 2008Made of HonorStunt Coordinator
- 2008Strange WildernessStunt Coordinator
- 2006The Pink PantherSecond Unit Director
- 2005Yours, Mine & OursStunt Coordinator
- 2005The CloserStunt Coordinator
- 2005Happy EndingsStunts
- 2004In Good CompanyStunt Coordinator
- 2004Christmas with the KranksStunt Coordinator
- 2004Club DreadSecond Unit Director
- 2004Welcome to MooseportStunt Coordinator
- 2003Cult Culture: The Poseidon AdventureHimself
- 2003Cheaper by the DozenStunt Coordinator
- 2003CarolinaStunt Coordinator
- 2003Just MarriedStunt Coordinator
- 2002Frank McKlusky, C.I.Stunt Coordinator
- 2001Black KnightStunt Coordinator
- 2001Corky RomanoStunt Coordinator
- 2001Crocodile Dundee in Los AngelesStunt Coordinator
- 2001Joe DirtStunt Coordinator
- 2000Men of HonorStunt Coordinator
- 2000Big Momma's HouseStunt Coordinator
- 2000Picking Up the PiecesStunt Coordinator
- 2000Miracle in Lane 2Stunt Coordinator
- 2000Going HomeStunt Coordinator
- 2000MagiciansStunt Coordinator
- 1999SimpaticoStunt Coordinator
- 1999My Favorite MartianStunt Coordinator
- 1998Cab to CanadaStunt Coordinator
- 1998CHiPs '99Stunt Coordinator
- 1998ThirstStunt Coordinator
- 1998CharmedStunt Coordinator
- 1998PleasantvilleStunt Coordinator
- 1998Jane Austen's Mafia!Stunt Coordinator
- 1998American History XStunt Coordinator
- 1998Doctor DolittleStunt Coordinator
- 1998Fear and Loathing in Las VegasStunts
- 1998FallenStunt Coordinator
- 1997The Love BugStunt Coordinator
- 1997Alien ResurrectionStunt Coordinator
- 1997Trial and ErrorStunt Coordinator
- 1997City of IndustrySecond Unit Director
- 1997Just WriteStunt Driver
- 1997A Nightmare Come TrueStunt Coordinator
- 1997Friends 'Til the EndStunt Coordinator
- 1996One Fine DayStunt Coordinator
- 1996Unlikely AngelStunt Coordinator
- 1996To Gillian on Her 37th BirthdayStunt Coordinator
- 1996Crime of the CenturyStunts
- 1996Larger Than LifeSecond Unit Director
- 1996Don't Look BackStunt Coordinator
- 1996A Friend's BetrayalStunt Coordinator
- 1996The Truth About Cats & DogsStunt Coordinator
- 1996Tremors 2: AftershocksStunts
- 1996Primal FearStunt Coordinator
- 1996Sgt. BilkoStunt Coordinator
- 1996The Ultimate LieStunt Coordinator
- 1996EdStunt Coordinator
- 1995Theodore RexSecond Unit Director
- 1995Unstrung HeroesStunts
- 1995ColdbloodedStunt Coordinator
- 1995Perfect AlibiStunt Coordinator
- 1995Problem Child 3Stunt Coordinator
- 1995Tall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureSecond Unit Director
- 1994Lily in WinterStunt Coordinator
- 1994FlashfireStunt Coordinator
- 1994AndreSecond Unit Director
- 1994AirheadsStunt Coordinator
- 1994Shattered ImageStunts
- 1994In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & MadnessSecond Unit Director
- 1993Grumpy Old MenStunt Coordinator
- 1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitSecond Unit Director
- 1993Hot Shots! Part DeuxSecond Unit Director
- 1992Red Shoe DiariesStunts
- 1992Red Shoe DiariesStunt Coordinator
- 1992Into the SunStunt Coordinator
- 1991The Taking of Beverly HillsStunts
- 1991Hot Shots!Stunt Coordinator
- 1991Another YouStunt Coordinator
- 1990Almost an AngelStunts
- 1990DonorStunt Coordinator
- 1990Welcome Home, Roxy CarmichaelStunt Coordinator
- 1990Fatal CharmStunt Coordinator
- 1990Night of the WildingStunts
- 1990Ghost DadStunts
- 1990The Gumshoe KidStunts
- 1989Blind FuryStunts
- 1989Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsStunt Coordinator
- 1988Police Story: BurnoutStunt Coordinator
- 1988I'm Gonna Git You SuckaStunts
- 1988Messenger of DeathStunt Coordinator
- 1988Phantasm IIStunts
- 1987Like Father Like SonStunt Coordinator
- 1987Carly's WebSecond Unit Director
- 1987Death Wish 4: The CrackdownStunt Coordinator
- 1987Murder by the BookStunt Coordinator
- 1987Winners Take AllSecond Unit Director
- 1986HoosiersStunt Coordinator
- 1986Murphy's LawStunt Coordinator
- 1985Alice in WonderlandBill
- 1985Death Wish 3Stunt Coordinator
- 1985MischiefStunts
- 1985A Reason to LiveStunt Coordinator
- 1985Badge of the AssassinSecond Unit Director
- 1984The Evil That Men DoSecond Unit Director
- 1983D.C. CabStunts
- 198310 to MidnightStunt Coordinator
- 1982Remington SteeleStunt Coordinator
- 1982The EntityStunts
- 1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidStunt Coordinator
- 1982Death Wish IIStunt Coordinator
- 1981Falcon CrestHood
- 1981The Greatest American HeroBob Baron
- 1981Hill Street BluesOfficer (uncredited)
- 1981Underground AcesStunt Coordinator
- 1980Defiance
- 1978The SwarmDuty Officer
- 1977The Incredible HulkPhil Haze
- 1977Viva Knievel!Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)
- 1976Sky RidersJoe
- 1975Night MovesStunts
- 1974The Towering InfernoMark Powers
- 1973The Stone KillerGunman (uncredited)
- 1973The Last American HeroDavie Baer
- 1973HawkinsSonny Bartlow
- 1972The Poseidon AdventureTerry
- 1971Star Spangled GirlStunts
- 1968The Green BeretsSgt. Don Ross (uncredited)
- 1968The Acid EatersOllie
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