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Ernie F. Orsatti

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Born in Beverly Hills, California. Started in the movie business over 40 years ago at the age of sixteen. Mother was a famous 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 "Orsatti" name has been associated with Hollywood for decades... See full bio »

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Ernest Frank Orsatti
in Beverly Hills, California, USA
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2010 Furry Vengeance (stunt coordinator)
 
2009 Just Peck (stunt coordinator)
 
2009 Big Love (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 5 episodes, 2009) (stunt director - 2 episodes, 2009)
– Sacrament (2009) (stunt director - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Fight or Flight (2009) (stunt director - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Come, Ye Saints (2009) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– For Better or for Worse (2009) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– On Trial (2009) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2009 The Pink Panther 2 (stunt coordinator)
 
2008 Made of Honor (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2008 Strange Wilderness (stunt coordinator)
 
2007 5 Minutes to Midnight (short) (stunt coordinator)
 
2004-2007 Entourage (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 5 episodes)
– The Dream Team (2007) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Welcome to the Jungle (2007) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– I Wanna Be Sedated (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– One Day in the Valley (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsati)
– Pilot (2004) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2007 State of Mind (TV series) (stunt coordinator)
 
2006 Nip/Tuck (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 5 episodes)
– Gala Gallardo (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Willy Ward (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Diana Lubey (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Liz Cruz (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Faith Wolper, PhD (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2006 The Closer (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 4 episodes)
– Borderline (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– The Other Woman (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Critical Missing (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Mom Duty (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2006 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 1 episode)
– Hundred Dollar Baby (2006) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2005 Yours, Mine and Ours (stunt coordinator)
 
2003-2005 Carnivàle (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 24 episodes)
– New Canaan, CA (2005) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Outside New Canaan (2005) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Cheyenne, WY (2005) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Lincoln Highway, UT (2005) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Outskirts, Damascus, NE (2005) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
See all 24 episodes »
 
2005 Happy Endings (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2004 In Good Company (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2004 Christmas with the Kranks (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2004 Monk (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 2 episodes)
– Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine (2004) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Mr. Monk and the Game Show (2004) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
The Practice (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 40 episodes, 1997-2004) (utility stunts - 3 episodes, 1998-1999)
– Adjourned (a.k.a. Cheers) (2004) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– New Hoods on the Block (2004) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Comings and Goings (2004) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– War of the Roses (2004) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Pre-Trial Blues (2004) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
See all 43 episodes »
 
2004 The D.A. (TV series) (stunt coordinator)
 
2004 Welcome to Mooseport (stunt coordinator)
 
2003 Cheaper by the Dozen (stunt coordinator)
 
2003/I Carolina (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsati)
 
2003 Columbo (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 1 episode)
– Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2003 Just Married (stunt coordinator)
 
2001 Black Knight (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2001 Corky Romano (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2001 Joe Dirt (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998-2000 Charmed (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 9 episodes)
– Once Upon a Time (2000) (stunt coordinator)
– Magic Hour (2000) (stunt coordinator)
– The Honeymoon's Over (2000) (stunt coordinator)
– Awakened (2000) (stunt coordinator)
– Reckless Abandon (2000) (stunt coordinator)
See all 9 episodes »
 
2000 Men of Honor (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2000 Big Momma's House (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2000 The Pretender (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 2 episodes)
– The Inner Sense: Part 1 (2000) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– The Inner Sense: Part 2 (2000) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2000 Miracle in Lane 2 (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2000 Geppetto (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2000 Going Home (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2000 Picking Up the Pieces (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2000 The Beach Boys: An American Family (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2000 Magicians (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1999 Simpatico (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1999 My Favorite Martian (stunt coordinator)
 
1998 Cab to Canada (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 Winchell (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 American History X (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 CHiPs '99 (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1998 Thirst (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 Pleasantville (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 Brink! (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 Jane Austen's Mafia! (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 Doctor Dolittle (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1996-1998 Profiler (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 19 episodes)
– The Root of All Evil (1998) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Lethal Obsession (1998) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Breaking Point (1998) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Bloodlust (1998) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– It Cuts Both Ways (1997) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
See all 19 episodes »
 
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 Fallen (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1997 The Love Bug (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1997 Alien: Resurrection (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1997 Trial and Error (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1997 City of Industry (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1997 Just Write (stunt driver)
 
1997 A Nightmare Come True (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1997 Friends 'Til the End (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1996 One Fine Day (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1996 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1996 Crime of the Century (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1996 Larger Than Life (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1996 Don't Look Back (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1996 A Friend's Betrayal (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1996 The Truth About Cats & Dogs (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1996 Tremors II: Aftershocks (video) (stunts)
 
1996 Primal Fear (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1996 Sgt. Bilko (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti, stunts)
 
1996 The Ultimate Lie (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1995 Theodore Rex (video) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1995 Unstrung Heroes (stunts - as Ernie Orsati)
 
1995 Perfect Alibi (stunt coordinator)
 
1995 Tall Tale (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1995 Coldblooded (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1994 Lily in Winter (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1994 Airheads (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1994 Flashfire (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1994 Shattered Image (TV movie) (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1993-1994 NYPD Blue (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 7 episodes)
– Up on the Roof (1994) (stunt coordinator)
– From Hare to Eternity (1993) (stunt coordinator)
– Oscar, Meyer, Weiner (1993) (stunt coordinator)
– Ice Follies (1993) (stunt coordinator)
– Tempest in a C-Cup (1993) (stunt coordinator)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1993 Grumpy Old Men (stunt coordinator, stunts)
 
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1993 Wild Palms (TV mini-series) (stunt coordinator)
 
1992-1993 Picket Fences (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 4 episodes)
– The Lullaby League (1993) (stunt coordinator)
– Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town (1992) (stunt coordinator)
– The Green Bay Chopper (1992) (stunt coordinator)
– Pilot (1992) (stunt coordinator)
 
1991-1992 L.A. Law (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 2 episodes)
– L.A. Lawless (1992) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
– Monkey on My Back Lot (1991) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1992 Red Shoe Diaries (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode)
– You Have the Right to Remain Silent (1992) (stunts)
 
1992 Red Shoe Diaries (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1992 Into the Sun (stunt coordinator)
 
1991 Hot Shots! (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1991 Another You (stunt coordinator)
 
1991 The Taking of Beverly Hills (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1990 Almost an Angel (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1990 Donor (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1990 Fatal Charm (video) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1990 Ghost Dad (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1990 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (stunt coordinator)
 
1990 Opportunity Knocks (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1989 Blind Fury (stunts)
 
1989 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1989 Wild Jack (TV mini-series) (stunt coordinator)
 
1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1988 Police Story: Burnout (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1988 Messenger of Death (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1987 Like Father Like Son (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1987 Murder by the Book (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1987 Private Eye (TV movie) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1986 Fresno (TV mini-series) (stunt coordinator)
 
1986 Hoosiers (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1986 Murphy's Law (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti, stunts - uncredited)
 
1985 Death Wish 3 (stunt coordinator - as Ernest Orsatti)
 
1985 Mischief (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1984 The Evil That Men Do (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1983 D.C. Cab (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1983 10 to Midnight (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsati)
 
1983 The Winds of War (TV mini-series) (stunt coordinator - 1 episode)
– The Winds Rise (1983) (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1982 Remington Steele (TV series) (stunt coordinator)
 
1982 The Entity (stunts - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1982 Death Wish II (stunt coordinator - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1981 Hill Street Blues (TV series) (stunt coordinator)
 
1978 The Swarm (stunts - uncredited)
 
1976 Sky Riders (stunt coordinator - uncredited)
 
1975 Night Moves (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 The Stone Killer (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure (stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 Star Spangled Girl (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 The Green Berets (stunts - uncredited)
 
2007 Big Love (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode)
– Take Me as I Am (2007) (second unit director)
 
2006 The Pink Panther (second unit director: stunt unit - uncredited)
 
2004 Monk (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode)
– Mr. Monk and the Game Show (2004) (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2004 Club Dread (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2001 Black Knight (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
2000 Men of Honor (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 CHiPs '99 (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1998 Jane Austen's Mafia! (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 Doctor Dolittle (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 The Practice (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode)
– Food Chains (1998) (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1998 Ally McBeal (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode)
– Cro-Magnon (1998) (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1997 City of Industry (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1996 Larger Than Life (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1995 Theodore Rex (video) (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1995 Tall Tale (second unit director)
 
1994 Andre (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1994 In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (TV movie) (second unit director - as Ernie Orsati)
 
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (second unit director - as Ernie Orsati)
 
1993 Surf Ninjas (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1992 Into the Sun (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1991 Hot Shots! (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1987 Carly's Web (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1985 Behind Enemy Lines (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1985 Badge of the Assassin (TV movie) (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1984 Remington Steele (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode)
– Steele at It (1984) (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1984 The Evil That Men Do (second unit director - as Ernie Orsatti)
 
Show ShowActor (21 titles)
1996 The Ultimate Lie (TV movie) (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1987 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Hood #1
– Obsession, Possession (1987) … Hood #1 (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1985 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Bill (The Lizard) (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1982-1983 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Gunman / The Arm
– The Long Law of the Arm (1983) … The Arm (as Ernie Orsatti)
– Freedom's Last Stand (1982) … Gunman
 
1981 The Greatest American Hero (TV series)
Bob Baron
– The Hit Car (1981) … Bob Baron (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1980 Defiance
2nd Cop (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV series)
Mick
– Savage Says: There's No Free Lunch (1980) … Mick
 
1979 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Phil Haze
– Wildfire (1979) … Phil Haze (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1978 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (TV series)
Reves
– Time Bomb (1978) … Reves (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1978 The Swarm
Duty Officer (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1977 Viva Knievel!
Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1977 The Car
Dalton (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1976 Sky Riders
Joe
 
1974 The Towering Inferno
Mark Powers (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1973 Mannix (TV series)
– Sing a Song of Murder (1973) (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1973 Hawkins (TV series)
Sonny Bartlow
– Murder in Movieland (1973) … Sonny Bartlow (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1973 The Last American Hero
Davie Baer, Driver (as Ernie Orsatti)
 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure
Terry - Susan's Date (uncredited)
 
1972 The Mechanic
Chickin Lickin' Driver (uncredited)
 
1968 The Green Berets
Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited)
 
1968 The Acid Eaters
Ollie (as Eric Wahl)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2011 One Day Away (short) (co-director)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2003 Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Towering Inferno (2002) … Himself
 
1972 The Return of the Movie Movie (documentary short)
Terry (Susan's date) (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Ernie Orsati | Ernest Orsatti | Ernie Orsatti | Eric Wahl

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Trivia:

Father of Noon Orsatti. See more »

Trademark:

Did the famous glass fall stunt in The Poseidon Adventure See more »

Nickname:

The Legend See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius