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Ernie F. Orsatti

Ernie F. Orsatti

1940–2020 · Beverly Hills, California, USA

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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.

Other crew 112

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Pink Panther 2

    Stunt Coordinator

    43
  2. 2008

    Made of Honor

    Stunt Coordinator

    46

  3. Strange Wilderness

    Stunt Coordinator

  4. 2005

    Yours, Mine & Ours

    Stunt Coordinator

    42

  5. The Closer

    Stunt Coordinator

    78

  6. Happy Endings

    Stunts

    59
  7. 2004

    In Good Company

    Stunt Coordinator

    68

  8. Christmas with the Kranks

    Stunt Coordinator

    39

  9. Welcome to Mooseport

    Stunt Coordinator

    40
  10. 2003

    Cheaper by the Dozen

    Stunt Coordinator

    50

  11. Carolina

    Stunt Coordinator

  12. Just Married

    Stunt Coordinator

    49
  13. 2002

    Frank McKlusky, C.I.

    Stunt Coordinator

    42
  14. 2001

    Black Knight

    Stunt Coordinator

    40

  15. Corky Romano

    Stunt Coordinator

    33

  16. Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

    Stunt Coordinator

    39

  17. Joe Dirt

    Stunt Coordinator

    40
  18. 2000

    Men of Honor

    Stunt Coordinator

    63

  19. Big Momma's House

    Stunt Coordinator

    45

  20. Picking Up the Pieces

    Stunt Coordinator

    46

  21. Miracle in Lane 2

    Stunt Coordinator

    60

  22. Going Home

    Stunt Coordinator

  23. Magicians

    Stunt Coordinator

1990s

  1. 1999

    Simpatico

    Stunt Coordinator

    42

  2. My Favorite Martian

    Stunt Coordinator

    40
  3. 1998

    Cab to Canada

    Stunt Coordinator

  4. CHiPs '99

    Stunt Coordinator

  5. Thirst

    Stunt Coordinator

    47

  6. Charmed

    Stunt Coordinator

    75

  7. Pleasantville

    Stunt Coordinator

    76

  8. Jane Austen's Mafia!

    Stunt Coordinator

  9. American History X

    Stunt Coordinator

    80

  10. Doctor Dolittle

    Stunt Coordinator

    51

  11. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Stunts

    62

  12. Fallen

    Stunt Coordinator

    60
  13. 1997

    The Love Bug

    Stunt Coordinator

    53

  14. Alien Resurrection

    Stunt Coordinator

    61

  15. Trial and Error

    Stunt Coordinator

  16. City of Industry

    Stunt Coordinator

    55

  17. Just Write

    Stunt Driver

  18. A Nightmare Come True

    Stunt Coordinator

  19. Friends 'Til the End

    Stunt Coordinator

  20. 1996

    One Fine Day

    Stunt Coordinator

    61

  21. Unlikely Angel

    Stunt Coordinator

    63

  22. To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

    Stunt Coordinator

  23. Crime of the Century

    Stunts

    69

  24. Larger Than Life

    Stunt Coordinator

    44

  25. Don't Look Back

    Stunt Coordinator

  26. A Friend's Betrayal

    Stunt Coordinator

  27. The Truth About Cats & Dogs

    Stunt Coordinator

  28. Tremors 2: Aftershocks

    Stunts

    62

  29. Primal Fear

    Stunt Coordinator

    71

  30. Sgt. Bilko

    Stunt Coordinator

    51

  31. The Ultimate Lie

    Stunt Coordinator

  32. Ed

    Stunt Coordinator

  33. 1995

    Theodore Rex

    Stunt Coordinator

    20

  34. Coldblooded

    Stunt Coordinator

  35. Unstrung Heroes

    Stunts

  36. Perfect Alibi

    Stunt Coordinator

  37. Problem Child 3

    Stunt Coordinator

    38

  38. Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

    Stunt Coordinator

    57
  39. 1994

    Lily in Winter

    Stunt Coordinator

  40. Flashfire

    Stunt Coordinator

  41. Airheads

    Stunt Coordinator

    52

  42. Shattered Image

    Stunts

  43. 1993

    Grumpy Old Men

    Stunt Coordinator

    65

  44. Hot Shots! Part Deux

    Stunt Coordinator

    64
  45. 1992

    Red Shoe Diaries

    Stunts

    57

  46. Red Shoe Diaries

    Stunt Coordinator

    52

  47. Into the Sun

    Stunt Coordinator

    50
  48. 1991

    The Taking of Beverly Hills

    Stunts

  49. Hot Shots!

    Stunt Coordinator

    69

  50. Another You

    Stunt Coordinator

    41
  51. 1990

    Almost an Angel

    Stunts

  52. Donor

    Stunt Coordinator

  53. Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

    Stunt Coordinator

    55

  54. Fatal Charm

    Stunt Coordinator

    50

  55. Night of the Wilding

    Stunts

  56. Ghost Dad

    Stunts

    35

  57. The Gumshoe Kid

    Stunts

1970s

  1. 1978

    The Swarm

    Stunts

    35
  2. 1976

    Sky Riders

    Stunt Coordinator

  3. 1975

    Night Moves

    Stunts

    74
  4. 1974

    The Towering Inferno

    Stunts

    70
  5. 1973

    The Stone Killer

    Stunts

    61
  6. 1972

    The Poseidon Adventure

    Stunts

    73
  7. 1971

    Star Spangled Girl

    Stunts

Directed 18

1980s

  1. 1987

    Winners Take All

    Second Unit Director

  2. 1985

    Badge of the Assassin

    Second Unit Director

  3. 1984

    The Evil That Men Do

    Second Unit Director

    49

Acted in 16

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Green Berets

    Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited)

    47

  2. The Acid Eaters

    Ollie

Appearances1

2000s

  1. 2003

    Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure

    Himself