Ernie F. Orsatti

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.

Most Famous Work

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Charmed

(1998) Stunt Coordinator

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The Closer

(2005) Stunt Coordinator

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Remington Steele

(1982) Stunt Coordinator

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Red Shoe Diaries

(1992) Stunts

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Big Momma's House

(2000) Stunt Coordinator

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American History X

(1998) Stunt Coordinator

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Christmas with the Kranks

(2004) Stunt Coordinator

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Men of Honor

(2000) Second Unit Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2003	Himself	Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure 2003-12-31 Movie
1985	Bill	Alice in Wonderland 1985-12-09 TV Show
1978	Duty Officer	The Swarm 1978-07-14 Movie
1977	Phil Haze	The Incredible Hulk 1977-11-04 TV Show
	Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)	Viva Knievel! 1977-06-10 Movie
1976	Joe	Sky Riders 1976-03-26 Movie
1974	Mark Powers	The Towering Inferno 1974-12-14 Movie
1973	Gunman (uncredited)	The Stone Killer 1973-08-08 Movie
	Davie Baer	The Last American Hero 1973-07-27 Movie
	Sonny Bartlow	Hawkins 1973-03-13 TV Show
1972	Terry	The Poseidon Adventure 1972-12-13 Movie
1968	Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited)	The Green Berets 1968-07-04 Movie
	Ollie	The Acid Eaters 1968-02-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Stunt Coordinator	Just Peck 2011-02-16 Movie
2010	Stunt Coordinator	Furry Vengeance 2010-04-30 Movie
2009	Stunt Coordinator	The Pink Panther 2 2009-02-06 Movie
2008	Stunt Coordinator	Made of Honor 2008-04-30 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Strange Wilderness 2008-02-01 Movie
2005	Stunt Coordinator	Yours, Mine & Ours 2005-11-23 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	The Closer 2005-06-13 TV Show
	Stunts	Happy Endings 2005-01-20 Movie
2004	Stunt Coordinator	In Good Company 2004-12-29 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Christmas with the Kranks 2004-11-24 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Welcome to Mooseport 2004-02-24 Movie
2003	Stunt Coordinator	Cheaper by the Dozen 2003-12-24 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Carolina 2003-07-04 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Just Married 2003-01-08 Movie
2002	Stunt Coordinator	Frank McKlusky, C.I. 2002-04-26 Movie
2001	Stunt Coordinator	Black Knight 2001-11-21 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Corky Romano 2001-10-12 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 2001-04-12 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Joe Dirt 2001-04-10 Movie
2000	Stunt Coordinator	Men of Honor 2000-09-13 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Big Momma's House 2000-05-31 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Picking Up the Pieces 2000-05-26 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Miracle in Lane 2 2000-05-13 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Going Home 2000-03-12 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Magicians 2000-01-01 Movie
1999	Stunt Coordinator	Simpatico 1999-09-15 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	My Favorite Martian 1999-02-11 Movie
1998	Stunt Coordinator	Cab to Canada 1998-11-29 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	CHiPs '99 1998-10-27 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Thirst 1998-10-24 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Charmed 1998-10-07 TV Show
	Stunt Coordinator	Pleasantville 1998-09-17 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Jane Austen's Mafia! 1998-07-24 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	American History X 1998-07-01 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Doctor Dolittle 1998-06-26 Movie
	Stunts	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998-05-22 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Fallen 1998-01-16 Movie
1997	Stunt Coordinator	The Love Bug 1997-11-29 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Alien Resurrection 1997-11-12 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Trial and Error 1997-05-30 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	City of Industry 1997-03-14 Movie
	Stunt Driver	Just Write 1997-03-01 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	A Nightmare Come True 1997-02-12 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Friends 'Til The End 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Stunt Coordinator	One Fine Day 1996-12-20 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Unlikely Angel 1996-12-17 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Larger Than Life 1996-10-31 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday 1996-10-25 Movie
	Stunts	Crime of the Century 1996-09-14 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Don't Look Back 1996-07-13 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	A Friend's Betrayal 1996-05-19 Movie
	Stunts	Tremors 2: Aftershocks 1996-04-09 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Sgt. Bilko 1996-03-29 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	The Ultimate Lie 1996-03-18 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Primal Fear 1996-03-06 Movie
1995	Stunt Coordinator	Theodore Rex 1995-12-14 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Coldblooded 1995-09-15 Movie
	Stunts	Unstrung Heroes 1995-09-15 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Perfect Alibi 1995-09-04 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Problem Child 3 1995-05-13 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Tall Tale 1995-03-24 Movie
1994	Stunt Coordinator	Lily in Winter 1994-12-08 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Flashfire 1994-09-15 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Airheads 1994-08-05 Movie
	Stunts	Shattered Image 1994-01-21 Movie
1993	Stunt Coordinator	Grumpy Old Men 1993-12-25 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993-05-21 Movie
1992	Stunts	Red Shoe Diaries 1992-06-27 TV Show
	Stunt Coordinator	Red Shoe Diaries 1992-05-16 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Into the Sun 1992-01-01 Movie
1991	Stunts	The Taking of Beverly Hills 1991-10-10 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Hot Shots! 1991-07-31 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Another You 1991-07-26 Movie
1990	Stunts	Almost an Angel 1990-12-21 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Donor 1990-12-09 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael 1990-10-12 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Fatal Charm 1990-09-19 Movie
	Stunts	Night of the Wilding 1990-07-18 Movie
	Stunts	Ghost Dad 1990-06-29 Movie
1989	Stunts	Blind Fury 1989-08-17 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects 1989-02-03 Movie
1988	Stunt Coordinator	Police Story: Burnout 1988-11-26 Movie
	Stunts	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988-11-10 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Messenger of Death 1988-09-16 Movie
	Stunts	Phantasm II 1988-07-08 Movie
1987	Stunt Coordinator	Like Father Like Son 1987-10-02 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Death Wish 4: The Crackdown 1987-06-11 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Murder by the Book 1987-03-17 Movie
1986	Stunt Coordinator	Hoosiers 1986-11-14 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Murphy's Law 1986-04-18 Movie
1985	Stunt Coordinator	Death Wish 3 1985-11-01 Movie
	Stunts	Mischief 1985-02-08 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	A Reason to Live 1985-01-07 Movie
1984	Stunt Coordinator	The Evil That Men Do 1984-03-14 Movie
1983	Stunts	D.C. Cab 1983-12-16 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	10 to Midnight 1983-03-11 Movie
1982	Stunt Coordinator	Remington Steele 1982-10-01 TV Show
	Stunts	The Entity 1982-09-30 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982-05-21 Movie
	Stunt Coordinator	Death Wish II 1982-02-20 Movie
1981	Stunt Coordinator	Underground Aces 1981-01-02 Movie
1978	Stunts	The Swarm 1978-07-14 Movie
1976	Stunt Coordinator	Sky Riders 1976-03-26 Movie
1975	Stunts	Night Moves 1975-02-27 Movie
1974	Stunts	The Towering Inferno 1974-12-14 Movie
1973	Stunts	The Stone Killer 1973-08-08 Movie
1972	Stunts	The Poseidon Adventure 1972-12-13 Movie
1971	Stunts	Star Spangled Girl 1971-12-22 Movie
1968	Stunts	The Green Berets 1968-07-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Second Unit Director	The Pink Panther 2006-02-10 Movie
2004	Second Unit Director	Club Dread 2004-02-27 Movie
2001	Second Unit Director	Black Knight 2001-11-21 Movie
2000	Second Unit Director	Men of Honor 2000-09-13 Movie
1998	Second Unit Director	CHiPs '99 1998-10-27 Movie
	Second Unit Director	Doctor Dolittle 1998-06-26 Movie
1997	Second Unit Director	City of Industry 1997-03-14 Movie
1996	Second Unit Director	Larger Than Life 1996-10-31 Movie
1995	Second Unit Director	Theodore Rex 1995-12-14 Movie
	Second Unit Director	Tall Tale 1995-03-24 Movie
1994	Second Unit Director	Andre 1994-08-17 Movie
	Second Unit Director	In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness 1994-01-16 Movie
1993	Second Unit Director	Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993-12-09 Movie
	Second Unit Director	Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993-05-21 Movie
1991	Second Unit Director	Hot Shots! 1991-07-31 Movie
1987	Second Unit Director	Carly's Web 1987-07-12 Movie
	Second Unit Director	Winners Take All 1987-02-27 Movie
1985	Second Unit Director	Badge of the Assassin 1985-01-04 Movie
1984	Second Unit Director	The Evil That Men Do 1984-03-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv