
Ernie F. Orsatti
- Known for
- Crew
- Born
- February 13, 1940
- Died
- September 12, 2020 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography

Just Peck
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Furry Vengeance
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

The Pink Panther 2
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Made of Honor
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Strange Wilderness
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Yours, Mine & Ours
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Happy Endings
Movie · Stunts

The Closer
TV · Stunt Coordinator · 5 eps

In Good Company
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Christmas with the Kranks
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Welcome to Mooseport
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Just Married
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Carolina
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Cheaper by the Dozen
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Black Knight
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Corky Romano
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Joe Dirt
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Big Momma's House
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Going Home
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Men of Honor
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Miracle in Lane 2
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Magicians
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Picking Up the Pieces
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

My Favorite Martian
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Simpatico
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

CHiPs '99
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Fallen
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Doctor Dolittle
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

American History X
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Jane Austen's Mafia!
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Thirst
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Pleasantville
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Movie · Stunts

Cab to Canada
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Charmed
TV · Stunt Coordinator · 37 eps

Alien Resurrection
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

A Nightmare Come True
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Trial and Error
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Just Write
Movie · Stunt Driver

Friends 'Til the End
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

City of Industry
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

The Love Bug
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Primal Fear
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Sgt. Bilko
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

The Ultimate Lie
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

A Friend's Betrayal
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Larger Than Life
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

One Fine Day
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Don't Look Back
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Movie · Stunts

Unlikely Angel
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Crime of the Century
Movie · Stunts

Ed
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Perfect Alibi
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Problem Child 3
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Theodore Rex
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Coldblooded
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Unstrung Heroes
Movie · Stunts

Airheads
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Flashfire
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Lily in Winter
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Shattered Image
Movie · Stunts

Grumpy Old Men
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Hot Shots! Part Deux
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Red Shoe Diaries
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Into the Sun
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Red Shoe Diaries
TV · Stunts · 1 ep

Hot Shots!
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Another You
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

The Taking of Beverly Hills
Movie · Stunts

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

The Gumshoe Kid
Movie · Stunts

Fatal Charm
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Ghost Dad
Movie · Stunts

Almost an Angel
Movie · Stunts

Night of the Wilding
Movie · Stunts

Donor
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Blind Fury
Movie · Stunts

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Movie · Stunts

Police Story: Burnout
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Messenger of Death
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Phantasm II
Movie · Stunts

Like Father Like Son
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Murder by the Book
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Hoosiers
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Murphy's Law
Movie · Stunt Coordinator, Stunts

A Reason to Live
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Death Wish 3
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Mischief
Movie · Stunts

The Evil That Men Do
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

10 to Midnight
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

D.C. Cab
Movie · Stunts

The Entity
Movie · Stunts

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Death Wish II
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Remington Steele
TV · Stunt Coordinator · 94 eps

Underground Aces
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

The Swarm
Movie · Stunts

Sky Riders
Movie · Stunt Coordinator

Night Moves
Movie · Stunts

The Towering Inferno
Movie · Stunts

The Stone Killer
Movie · Stunts

The Poseidon Adventure
Movie · Stunts

Star Spangled Girl
Movie · Stunts

The Green Berets
Movie · Stunts
