Ernie F. Orsatti
- Known for
- Crew
- Born
- February 13, 1940
- Died
- September 12, 2020
- Birthplace
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
Ernie F. Orsatti (February 13, 1940 – September 12, 2020) was an American stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor born in Beverly Hills, California, the son of St. Louis Cardinals player Ernie Orsatti. He is remembered for a 30-foot fall through a glass skylight in The Poseidon Adventure. His more than 140 stunt credits include three Death Wish films, Alien Resurrection, Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the series Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, Charmed and Nip/Tuck, and he acted in The Green Berets and The Mechanic. His son Noon Orsatti also became a stunt coordinator.
Filmography
Just Peck 2011
Stunt Coordinator
Furry Vengeance 2010
Stunt Coordinator
The Pink Panther 2 2009
Stunt Coordinator
Made of Honor 2008
Stunt Coordinator
Strange Wilderness 2008
Stunt Coordinator
The Pink Panther 2006
Second Unit Director
Yours, Mine & Ours 2005
Stunt Coordinator
Happy Endings 2005
Stunts
In Good Company 2004
Stunt Coordinator
Christmas with the Kranks 2004
Stunt Coordinator
Club Dread 2004
Second Unit Director
Welcome to Mooseport 2004
Stunt Coordinator
Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure 2003
as Himself
Cheaper by the Dozen 2003
Stunt Coordinator
Carolina 2003
Stunt Coordinator
Just Married 2003
Stunt Coordinator
Frank McKlusky, C.I. 2002
Stunt Coordinator
Black Knight 2001
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Corky Romano 2001
Stunt Coordinator
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 2001
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Dirt 2001
Stunt Coordinator
Men of Honor 2000
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Big Momma's House 2000
Stunt Coordinator
Picking Up the Pieces 2000
Stunt Coordinator
Miracle in Lane 2 2000
Stunt Coordinator
Going Home 2000
Stunt Coordinator
Magicians 2000
Stunt Coordinator
Simpatico 1999
Stunt Coordinator
My Favorite Martian 1999
Stunt Coordinator
Cab to Canada 1998
Stunt Coordinator
CHiPs '99 1998
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Thirst 1998
Stunt Coordinator
Pleasantville 1998
Stunt Coordinator
Jane Austen's Mafia! 1998
Stunt Coordinator
American History X 1998
Stunt Coordinator
Doctor Dolittle 1998
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
Stunts
Fallen 1998
Stunt Coordinator
The Love Bug 1997
Stunt Coordinator
Alien Resurrection 1997
Stunt Coordinator
Trial and Error 1997
Stunt Coordinator
City of Industry 1997
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Just Write 1997
Stunt Driver
A Nightmare Come True 1997
Stunt Coordinator
Friends 'Til the End 1997
Stunt Coordinator
One Fine Day 1996
Stunt Coordinator
Unlikely Angel 1996
Stunt Coordinator
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday 1996
Stunt Coordinator
Crime of the Century 1996
Stunts
Larger Than Life 1996
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Don't Look Back 1996
Stunt Coordinator
A Friend's Betrayal 1996
Stunt Coordinator
The Truth About Cats & Dogs 1996
Stunt Coordinator
Tremors 2: Aftershocks 1996
Stunts
Primal Fear 1996
Stunt Coordinator
Sgt. Bilko 1996
Stunt Coordinator
The Ultimate Lie 1996
Stunt Coordinator
Ed 1996
Stunt Coordinator
Theodore Rex 1995
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Coldblooded 1995
Stunt Coordinator
Unstrung Heroes 1995
Stunts
Perfect Alibi 1995
Stunt Coordinator
Problem Child 3 1995
Stunt Coordinator
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure 1995
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Lily in Winter 1994
Stunt Coordinator
Flashfire 1994
Stunt Coordinator
Andre 1994
Second Unit Director
Airheads 1994
Stunt Coordinator
Shattered Image 1994
Stunts
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness 1994
Second Unit Director
Grumpy Old Men 1993
Stunt Coordinator
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993
Second Unit Director
Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Red Shoe Diaries 1992
Stunt Coordinator
Into the Sun 1992
Stunt Coordinator
The Taking of Beverly Hills 1991
Stunts
Hot Shots! 1991
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Another You 1991
Stunt Coordinator
Almost an Angel 1990
Stunts
Donor 1990
Stunt Coordinator
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael 1990
Stunt Coordinator
Fatal Charm 1990
Stunt Coordinator
Night of the Wilding 1990
Stunts
Ghost Dad 1990
Stunts
The Gumshoe Kid 1990
Stunts
Blind Fury 1989
Stunts
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects 1989
Stunt Coordinator
Police Story: Burnout 1988
Stunt Coordinator
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988
Stunts
Messenger of Death 1988
Stunt Coordinator
Phantasm II 1988
Stunts
Like Father Like Son 1987
Stunt Coordinator
- Carly's Web
Carly's Web 1987
Second Unit Director
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown 1987
Stunt Coordinator
Murder by the Book 1987
Stunt Coordinator
Winners Take All 1987
Second Unit Director
Hoosiers 1986
Stunt Coordinator
Murphy's Law 1986
Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
Death Wish 3 1985
Stunt Coordinator
Mischief 1985
Stunts
A Reason to Live 1985
Stunt Coordinator
Badge of the Assassin 1985
Second Unit Director
The Evil That Men Do 1984
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
D.C. Cab 1983
Stunts
10 to Midnight 1983
Stunt Coordinator
The Entity 1982
Stunts
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
Stunt Coordinator
Death Wish II 1982
Stunt Coordinator
Underground Aces 1981
Stunt Coordinator
Defiance 1980
Actor
The Swarm 1978
as Duty Officer, Stunts
Viva Knievel! 1977
as Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)
Sky Riders 1976
as Joe, Stunt Coordinator
Night Moves 1975
Stunts
The Towering Inferno 1974
as Mark Powers, Stunts
The Stone Killer 1973
as Gunman (uncredited), Stunts
The Last American Hero 1973
as Davie Baer
The Poseidon Adventure 1972
as Terry, Stunts
Star Spangled Girl 1971
Stunts
The Green Berets 1968
as Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited), Stunts
The Acid Eaters 1968
as Ollie
Credits from TMDB.