Cast & creator
Ernie F. Orsatti
Best known for Charmed, The Closer, Falcon Crest
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.
Also known as: Eric Wahl, Ernie Osatti, Ernie Orsatti, Ernest Orsatti, Ernie Orsati
139
film credits
13
television credits
20
1968–2011 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (152)
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Charmed
Stunt Coordinator
1998
The Closer
Stunt Coordinator
2005
Falcon Crest
Hood
1981
Hill Street Blues
Officer (uncredited)
1981Hill Street Blues
Officer Opening Cell (uncredited)
1981Hill Street Blues
Bank Robber (uncredited)
1981Hill Street Blues
Cop (uncredited)
1981
The Incredible Hulk
Phil Haze
1977
Remington Steele
Stunt Coordinator
1982
Red Shoe Diaries
Stunts
1992
American History X
Stunt Coordinator
1998
Primal Fear
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Alien Resurrection
Stunt Coordinator
1997
The Greatest American Hero
Bob Baron
1981
Made of Honor
Stunt Coordinator
2008
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Second Unit Director
1993Hot Shots! Part Deux
Stunt Coordinator
1993
Black Knight
Stunt Coordinator
2001Black Knight
Second Unit Director
2001
The Pink Panther
Second Unit Director
2006
Hot Shots!
Stunt Coordinator
1991Hot Shots!
Second Unit Director
1991
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Stunts
1998
Cheaper by the Dozen
Stunt Coordinator
2003
Men of Honor
Stunt Coordinator
2000Men of Honor
Second Unit Director
2000
Fallen
Stunt Coordinator
1998
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Second Unit Director
1993
Big Momma's House
Stunt Coordinator
2000
Christmas with the Kranks
Stunt Coordinator
2004
Doctor Dolittle
Stunt Coordinator
1998Doctor Dolittle
Second Unit Director
1998
The Entity
Stunts
1982
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Stunts
1996
The Towering Inferno
Mark Powers
1974The Towering Inferno
Stunts
1974
The Poseidon Adventure
Terry
1972The Poseidon Adventure
Stunts
1972
Grumpy Old Men
Stunt Coordinator
1993
In Good Company
Stunt Coordinator
2004
Just Married
Stunt Coordinator
2003
The Pink Panther 2
Stunt Coordinator
2009
Joe Dirt
Stunt Coordinator
2001
Alice in Wonderland
Bill
1985
Blind Fury
Stunts
1989
Yours, Mine & Ours
Stunt Coordinator
2005
My Favorite Martian
Stunt Coordinator
1999
Hawkins
Sonny Bartlow
1973
Death Wish II
Stunt Coordinator
1982
Pleasantville
Stunt Coordinator
1998
Death Wish 3
Stunt Coordinator
1985
One Fine Day
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Furry Vengeance
Stunt Coordinator
2010
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Stunt Coordinator
2001
10 to Midnight
Stunt Coordinator
1983
Happy Endings
Stunts
2005
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Stunt Coordinator
1987
Mischief
Stunts
1985
The Green Berets
Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited)
1968The Green Berets
Stunts
1968
Corky Romano
Stunt Coordinator
2001
Club Dread
Second Unit Director
2004
Hoosiers
Stunt Coordinator
1986
Airheads
Stunt Coordinator
1994
Problem Child 3
Stunt Coordinator
1995
Another You
Stunt Coordinator
1991
Larger Than Life
Second Unit Director
1996Larger Than Life
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Theodore Rex
Second Unit Director
1995Theodore Rex
Stunt Coordinator
1995
Strange Wilderness
Stunt Coordinator
2008
Sgt. Bilko
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Like Father Like Son
Stunt Coordinator
1987
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Stunt Coordinator
1998
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Second Unit Director
1995Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Stunt Coordinator
1995
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Stunts
1988
Night Moves
Stunts
1975
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Stunt Coordinator
1982
Welcome to Mooseport
Stunt Coordinator
2004
The Swarm
Duty Officer
1978The Swarm
Stunts
1978
Ghost Dad
Stunts
1990
The Love Bug
Stunt Coordinator
1997
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Phantasm II
Stunts
1988
Murphy's Law
Stunt Coordinator
1986Murphy's Law
Stunts
1986
The Evil That Men Do
Second Unit Director
1984The Evil That Men Do
Stunt Coordinator
1984
Miracle in Lane 2
Stunt Coordinator
2000
City of Industry
Second Unit Director
1997City of Industry
Stunt Coordinator
1997
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Stunt Coordinator
1989
Picking Up the Pieces
Stunt Coordinator
2000
Into the Sun
Stunt Coordinator
1992
The Stone Killer
Gunman (uncredited)
1973The Stone Killer
Stunts
1973
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Almost an Angel
Stunts
1990
Messenger of Death
Stunt Coordinator
1988
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Stunt Coordinator
1990
Don't Look Back
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Stunt Coordinator
2002
Andre
Second Unit Director
1994
D.C. Cab
Stunts
1983
The Taking of Beverly Hills
Stunts
1991
Ed
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Trial and Error
Stunt Coordinator
1997
The Last American Hero
Davie Baer
1973
Red Shoe Diaries
Stunt Coordinator
1992
A Friend's Betrayal
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Crime of the Century
Stunts
1996
A Nightmare Come True
Stunt Coordinator
1997
Shattered Image
Stunts
1994
Simpatico
Stunt Coordinator
1999
Just Write
Stunt Driver
1997
Sky Riders
Joe
1976Sky Riders
Stunt Coordinator
1976
Carolina
Stunt Coordinator
2003
Unlikely Angel
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Winners Take All
Second Unit Director
1987
Coldblooded
Stunt Coordinator
1995
Friends 'Til the End
Stunt Coordinator
1997
Magicians
Stunt Coordinator
2000
Badge of the Assassin
Second Unit Director
1985
Cab to Canada
Stunt Coordinator
1998
CHiPs '99
Stunt Coordinator
1998CHiPs '99
Second Unit Director
1998
Murder by the Book
Stunt Coordinator
1987
Fatal Charm
Stunt Coordinator
1990
The Ultimate Lie
Stunt Coordinator
1996
Defiance
1980
Night of the Wilding
Stunts
1990
Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure
Himself
2003
Unstrung Heroes
Stunts
1995
Just Peck
Stunt Coordinator
2011
Flashfire
Stunt Coordinator
1994
Viva Knievel!
Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)
1977
Lily in Winter
Stunt Coordinator
1994
Thirst
Stunt Coordinator
1998
Star Spangled Girl
Stunts
1971
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
Second Unit Director
1994
Perfect Alibi
Stunt Coordinator
1995
Donor
Stunt Coordinator
1990
Underground Aces
Stunt Coordinator
1981
Police Story: Burnout
Stunt Coordinator
1988
The Acid Eaters
Ollie
1968
A Reason to Live
Stunt Coordinator
1985
The Gumshoe Kid
Stunts
1990Carly's Web
Second Unit Director
1987
Going Home
Stunt Coordinator
2000