Known For
Crew
Birthday
February 13, 1940
Place of Birth
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Also Known As
- Eric Wahl
- Ernie Osatti
- Ernie Orsatti
- Ernest Orsatti
- Ernie Orsati
Ernie F. 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.
Known For - Movies
The Poseidon Adventure
as Terry
The Towering Inferno
as Mark Powers
The Swarm
as Duty Officer
The Green Berets
as Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited)
The Last American Hero
as Davie Baer
The Stone Killer
as Gunman (uncredited)
Defiance
Sky Riders
as Joe
Viva Knievel!
as Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)
Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure
as Himself
Known For - TV Shows
Falcon Crest
as Hood
Hill Street Blues
as Officer (uncredited)
Hill Street Blues
as Officer Opening Cell (uncredited)
Hill Street Blues
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Hill Street Blues
as Cop (uncredited)
The Incredible Hulk
as Phil Haze
Hawkins
as Sonny Bartlow
The Greatest American Hero
as Bob Baron
Alice in Wonderland
as Bill