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