Ernie F. Orsatti
Birthday
1940/02/13
Day of death
2020/09/12 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Also know as
Eric Wahl, Ernie Osatti, Ernie Orsatti, Ernest Orsatti, Ernie Orsati, Ernest Frank Orsatti
Biography
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.
Acting
(1973) The Stone Killer
as Gunman (uncredited)
(1978) The Swarm
as Duty Officer
(1977) Viva Knievel!
as Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)
(1968) The Acid Eaters
as Ollie
(1968) The Green Berets
as Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited)
(1972) The Poseidon Adventure
as Terry
(1973) The Last American Hero
as Davie Baer
(1980) Defiance
as ---
(1974) The Towering Inferno
as Mark Powers
(1976) Sky Riders
as Joe
(2003) Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure
as Himself
(1973) Hawkins
as Sonny Bartlow
(1977) The Incredible Hulk
as Phil Haze
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as Officer (uncredited)
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as Officer Opening Cell (uncredited)
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
(1981) Falcon Crest
as Hood
(1985) Alice in Wonderland
as Bill