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.
Filmography
all 128
Movies 120
Director 19
TV Shows 8
self 1
Stunt Coordinator
Just Peck (2011)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Furry Vengeance (2010)
Movie
6.27
Stunt Coordinator
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Movie
7.75
Stunt Coordinator
Made of Honor (2008)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Strange Wilderness (2008)
Movie
6.75
Second Unit Director
The Pink Panther (2006)
Movie
7.5
Stunt Coordinator
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
The Closer (2005)
TV
7.25
Stunt Coordinator
In Good Company (2004)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Movie
6.67
Second Unit Director
Club Dread (2004)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator
Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Movie
8.33
Stunt Coordinator
Carolina (2003)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator
Just Married (2003)
Movie
2.33
Stunt Coordinator
Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Black Knight (2001)
Movie
4
Stunt Coordinator
Corky Romano (2001)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
Movie
4.81
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Dirt (2001)
Movie
5.82
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Men of Honor (2000)
Movie
4
Stunt Coordinator
Big Momma's House (2000)
Movie
6.77
Stunt Coordinator
Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Miracle in Lane 2 (2000)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Going Home (2000)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Magicians (2000)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Simpatico (1999)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
My Favorite Martian (1999)
Movie
5.52
Stunt Coordinator
Cab to Canada (1998)
Movie
10
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
CHiPs '99 (1998)
Movie
10
Stunt Coordinator
Thirst (1998)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Charmed (1998)
TV
6.9
Stunt Coordinator
Pleasantville (1998)
Movie
6.25
Stunt Coordinator
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
American History X (1998)
Movie
6.04
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Movie
6.39
Stunt Coordinator
Fallen (1998)
Movie
4
Stunt Coordinator
The Love Bug (1997)
Movie
5.38
Stunt Coordinator
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Movie
6.05
Stunt Coordinator
Trial and Error (1997)
Movie
6
Second Unit Director / Stunt Coordinator
City of Industry (1997)
Movie
Stunt Driver
Just Write (1997)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
A Nightmare Come True (1997)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Friends 'Til The End (1997)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
One Fine Day (1996)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator
Unlikely Angel (1996)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Larger Than Life (1996)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Don't Look Back (1996)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
A Friend's Betrayal (1996)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator
Sgt. Bilko (1996)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator
The Ultimate Lie (1996)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Primal Fear (1996)
Movie
2.5
Second Unit Director / Stunt Coordinator
Theodore Rex (1995)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Coldblooded (1995)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Perfect Alibi (1995)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Problem Child 3 (1995)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Tall Tale (1995)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Lily in Winter (1994)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Flashfire (1994)
Movie
Second Unit Director
Andre (1994)
Movie
5.38
Stunt Coordinator
Airheads (1994)
Movie
5.67
Second Unit Director
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Movie
6
Second Unit Director
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Movie
5.8
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Movie
5.94
Stunt Coordinator
Red Shoe Diaries (1992)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Into the Sun (1992)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Hot Shots! (1991)
Movie
6.8
Stunt Coordinator
Another You (1991)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator
Donor (1990)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Movie
2
Stunt Coordinator
Fatal Charm (1990)
Movie
1
Stunts
Ghost Dad (1990)
Movie
Stunts
Blind Fury (1989)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Police Story: Burnout (1988)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Messenger of Death (1988)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Like Father Like Son (1987)
Movie
Second Unit Director
Carly's Web (1987)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
Movie
4.48
Stunt Coordinator
Murder by the Book (1987)
Movie
Second Unit Director
Winners Take All (1987)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Hoosiers (1986)
Movie
4.33
Stunt Coordinator
Murphy's Law (1986)
Movie
Bill the Lizard / Bill the Lizard / Bill
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
TV
6
Stunt Coordinator
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Movie
5.36
Stunts
Mischief (1985)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
A Reason to Live (1985)
Movie
Second Unit Director
Badge of the Assassin (1985)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
Movie
Stunts
D.C. Cab (1983)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
10 to Midnight (1983)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Remington Steele (1982)
TV
6
Stunts
The Entity (1982)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Movie
4
Stunt Coordinator
Death Wish II (1982)
Movie
4.87
Officer Opening Cell (uncredited) / Officer (uncredited)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
TV
6
Stunt Coordinator
Underground Aces (1981)
Movie
Duty Officer / Stunts
The Swarm (1978)
Movie
6
Phil Haze
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
TV
7.2
Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)
Viva Knievel! (1977)
Movie
Joe / Stunt Coordinator
Sky Riders (1976)
Movie
Stunts
Night Moves (1975)
Movie
6
Mark Powers / Stunts
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Movie
6.67
Gunman (uncredited) / Stunts
The Stone Killer (1973)
Movie
Davie Baer
The Last American Hero (1973)
Movie
2
Sonny Bartlow
Hawkins (1973)
TV
Terry / Stunts
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Movie
4.25
Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited) / Stunts
The Green Berets (1968)
Movie
Information
Known ForCrew
GenderMale
Birthday1940-02-13
Deathday2020-09-12 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceBeverly Hills, California, USA
Also Known AsEric Wahl, Ernie Osatti, Ernie Orsatti, Ernest Orsatti, Ernie Orsati, Ernest Frank Orsatti
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