Personal Info

Known For

Crew

Born

February 13, 1940

Died

September 12, 2020 (age 80)

Place of Birth

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Also Known As

Eric Wahl

Ernie Osatti

Ernie Orsatti

Ernest Orsatti

Ernie Orsati

IMDb

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.

Filmography

2003FilmCult Culture: The Poseidon Adventureas Himself 1985TVAlice in Wonderlandas Bill 1981TVFalcon Crestas Hood 1981TVThe Greatest American Heroas Bob Baron 1981TVHill Street Bluesas Officer (uncredited)1980FilmDefiance 1978FilmThe Swarmas Duty Officer 1977TVThe Incredible Hulkas Phil Haze 1977FilmViva Knievel!as Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)1976FilmSky Ridersas Joe 1974FilmThe Towering Infernoas Mark Powers 1973FilmThe Stone Killeras Gunman (uncredited)1973FilmThe Last American Heroas Davie Baer 1973TVHawkinsas Sonny Bartlow 1972FilmThe Poseidon Adventureas Terry 1968FilmThe Green Beretsas Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited)1968FilmThe Acid Eatersas Ollie