Actor
Ernie F. Orsatti
February 13, 1940 · Beverly Hills, California, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Sheila Allen
4 titles together
The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure, Alice in Wonderland
Red Buttons
3 titles together
The Poseidon Adventure, Alice in Wonderland, Viva Knievel!
Richard Chamberlain
2 titles together
The Towering Inferno, The Swarm
Dabney Coleman
2 titles together
The Towering Inferno, Viva Knievel!
Shelley Winters
2 titles together
The Poseidon Adventure, Alice in Wonderland
Roddy McDowall
2 titles together
The Poseidon Adventure, Alice in Wonderland
Full filmography · 16
Defiance
cast
19806.4
The Swarm
as Duty Officer
19785
Viva Knievel!
as Norman Clark (as Ernie Orsatti)
1977
Sky Riders
as Joe
19766.2
The Towering Inferno
as Mark Powers
19747
The Stone Killer
as Gunman (uncredited)
19736.3
The Last American Hero
as Davie Baer
19735.7
The Poseidon Adventure
as Terry
19727.2
The Green Berets
as Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited)
19685.7
The Acid Eaters
as Ollie
1968