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Ernie F. Orsatti

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Born February 13, 1940 · Beverly Hills, California, USA

Died September 12, 2020

Also known as Eric Wahl · Ernie Osatti · Ernie 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.

Filmography50+ titles

American History X

1998Stunt Coordinator

Charmed

1998Stunt Coordinator

The Closer

2005Stunt Coordinator

Primal Fear

1996Stunt Coordinator

Hill Street Blues

1981as Cop (uncredited)

Men of Honor

2000Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

Pleasantville

1998Stunt Coordinator

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998Stunts

The Greatest American Hero

1981as Bob Baron

The Incredible Hulk

1977as Phil Haze

Remington Steele

1982Stunt Coordinator

The Poseidon Adventure

1972as Terry

Hoosiers

1986Stunt Coordinator

The Towering Inferno

1974as Mark Powers

Fallen

1998Stunt Coordinator

Grumpy Old Men

1993Stunt Coordinator

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982Stunt Coordinator

Night Moves

1975Stunts

Hot Shots!

1991Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

Made of Honor

2008Stunt Coordinator

One Fine Day

1996Stunt Coordinator

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

Blind Fury

1989Stunts

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993Second Unit Director

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988Stunts

Defiance

1980

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003Stunt Coordinator

Tremors II: Aftershocks

1996Stunts

Tall Tale

1995Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

Murder by the Book

1987Stunt Coordinator

Death Wish II

1982Stunt Coordinator

Yours, Mine & Ours

2005Stunt Coordinator

Christmas with the Kranks

2004Stunt Coordinator

Miracle in Lane 2

2000Stunt Coordinator

Alien: Resurrection

1997Stunt Coordinator

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990Stunt Coordinator

Phantasm II

1988Stunts

Death Wish 3

1985Stunt Coordinator

10 to Midnight

1983Stunt Coordinator

The Stone Killer

1973as Gunman (uncredited)

In Good Company

2004Stunt Coordinator

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

1996Stunt Coordinator

Unlikely Angel

1996Stunt Coordinator

Unstrung Heroes

1995Stunts

Murphy's Law

1986Stunt Coordinator, Stunts

Messenger of Death

1988Stunt Coordinator

The Pink Panther

2006Second Unit Director

Sgt. Bilko

1996Stunt Coordinator

Just Married

2003Stunt Coordinator

Carolina

2003Stunt Coordinator