Ernie F. Orsatti

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

2011
Just Peck poster

Just Peck

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2010
Furry Vengeance poster

Furry Vengeance

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2009
The Pink Panther 2 poster

The Pink Panther 2

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2008
Made of Honor poster

Made of Honor

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2008
Strange Wilderness poster

Strange Wilderness

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2005
Yours, Mine & Ours poster

Yours, Mine & Ours

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2005
Happy Endings poster

Happy Endings

Movie · Stunts

2005
The Closer poster

The Closer

TV · Stunt Coordinator · 5 eps

2004
In Good Company poster

In Good Company

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2004
Christmas with the Kranks poster

Christmas with the Kranks

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2004
Welcome to Mooseport poster

Welcome to Mooseport

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2003
Just Married poster

Just Married

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2003
Carolina poster

Carolina

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2003
Cheaper by the Dozen poster

Cheaper by the Dozen

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2002
Frank McKlusky, C.I. poster

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2001
Black Knight poster

Black Knight

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2001
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles poster

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2001
Corky Romano poster

Corky Romano

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2001
Joe Dirt poster

Joe Dirt

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2000
Big Momma's House poster

Big Momma's House

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2000
Going Home poster

Going Home

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2000
Men of Honor poster

Men of Honor

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2000
Miracle in Lane 2 poster

Miracle in Lane 2

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2000
Magicians poster

Magicians

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

2000
Picking Up the Pieces poster

Picking Up the Pieces

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1999
My Favorite Martian poster

My Favorite Martian

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1999
Simpatico poster

Simpatico

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1998
CHiPs '99 poster

CHiPs '99

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1998
Fallen poster

Fallen

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1998
Doctor Dolittle poster

Doctor Dolittle

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1998
American History X poster

American History X

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1998
Jane Austen's Mafia! poster

Jane Austen's Mafia!

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1998
Thirst poster

Thirst

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1998
Pleasantville poster

Pleasantville

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas poster

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Movie · Stunts

1998
Cab to Canada poster

Cab to Canada

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1998
Charmed poster

Charmed

TV · Stunt Coordinator · 37 eps

1997
Alien Resurrection poster

Alien Resurrection

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1997
A Nightmare Come True poster

A Nightmare Come True

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1997
Trial and Error poster

Trial and Error

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1997
Just Write poster

Just Write

Movie · Stunt Driver

1997
Friends 'Til the End poster

Friends 'Til the End

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1997
City of Industry poster

City of Industry

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1997
The Love Bug poster

The Love Bug

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
Primal Fear poster

Primal Fear

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
Sgt. Bilko poster

Sgt. Bilko

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
The Ultimate Lie poster

The Ultimate Lie

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
A Friend's Betrayal poster

A Friend's Betrayal

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
The Truth About Cats & Dogs poster

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
Larger Than Life poster

Larger Than Life

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday poster

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
One Fine Day poster

One Fine Day

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
Don't Look Back poster

Don't Look Back

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
Tremors 2: Aftershocks poster

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Movie · Stunts

1996
Unlikely Angel poster

Unlikely Angel

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1996
Crime of the Century poster

Crime of the Century

Movie · Stunts

1996
Ed poster

Ed

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1995
Perfect Alibi poster

Perfect Alibi

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1995
Problem Child 3 poster

Problem Child 3

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1995
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure poster

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1995
Theodore Rex poster

Theodore Rex

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1995
Coldblooded poster

Coldblooded

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1995
Unstrung Heroes poster

Unstrung Heroes

Movie · Stunts

1994
Airheads poster

Airheads

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1994
Flashfire poster

Flashfire

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1994
Lily in Winter poster

Lily in Winter

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1994
Shattered Image poster

Shattered Image

Movie · Stunts

1993
Grumpy Old Men poster

Grumpy Old Men

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux poster

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1992
Red Shoe Diaries poster

Red Shoe Diaries

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1992
Into the Sun poster

Into the Sun

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1992
Red Shoe Diaries poster

Red Shoe Diaries

TV · Stunts · 1 ep

1991
Hot Shots! poster

Hot Shots!

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1991
Another You poster

Another You

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1991
The Taking of Beverly Hills poster

The Taking of Beverly Hills

Movie · Stunts

1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael poster

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1990
The Gumshoe Kid poster

The Gumshoe Kid

Movie · Stunts

1990
Fatal Charm poster

Fatal Charm

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1990
Ghost Dad poster

Ghost Dad

Movie · Stunts

1990
Almost an Angel poster

Almost an Angel

Movie · Stunts

1990
Night of the Wilding poster

Night of the Wilding

Movie · Stunts

1990
Donor poster

Donor

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1989
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects poster

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1989
Blind Fury poster

Blind Fury

Movie · Stunts

1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka poster

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Movie · Stunts

1988
Police Story: Burnout poster

Police Story: Burnout

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1988
Messenger of Death poster

Messenger of Death

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1988
Phantasm II poster

Phantasm II

Movie · Stunts

1987
Like Father Like Son poster

Like Father Like Son

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1987
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown poster

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1987
Murder by the Book poster

Murder by the Book

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1986
Hoosiers poster

Hoosiers

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1986
Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law

Movie · Stunt Coordinator, Stunts

1985
A Reason to Live poster

A Reason to Live

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1985
Death Wish 3 poster

Death Wish 3

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1985
Mischief poster

Mischief

Movie · Stunts

1984
The Evil That Men Do poster

The Evil That Men Do

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1983
10 to Midnight poster

10 to Midnight

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1983
D.C. Cab poster

D.C. Cab

Movie · Stunts

1982
The Entity poster

The Entity

Movie · Stunts

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid poster

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1982
Death Wish II poster

Death Wish II

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · Stunt Coordinator · 94 eps

1981
Underground Aces poster

Underground Aces

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1978
The Swarm poster

The Swarm

Movie · Stunts

1976
Sky Riders poster

Sky Riders

Movie · Stunt Coordinator

1975
Night Moves poster

Night Moves

Movie · Stunts

1974
The Towering Inferno poster

The Towering Inferno

Movie · Stunts

1973
The Stone Killer poster

The Stone Killer

Movie · Stunts

1972
The Poseidon Adventure poster

The Poseidon Adventure

Movie · Stunts

1971
Star Spangled Girl poster

Star Spangled Girl

Movie · Stunts

1968
The Green Berets poster

The Green Berets

Movie · Stunts