Not only was he a great director and overall stunt man, he gave so many second unit directors and stunt coordinators their first breaks as stunt performers, myself included. Died too young.” – Charlie Picerni, Sr., SU Member Frank was a real athlete, very talented and he helped a lot of young stunt people get started. “I was very close to Frank, probably closer than anybody. I am all for naming Frank an Honorary Member of Stunts Unlimited.” – Ronnie Rondell, Co-founder of Stunts Unlimited “Not only was Frank Orsatti a good stuntman, he had a BIG career, even directed a series. Doing stunts on The Magician in 1973, Frank became friends with Bill Bixby and went to work as the stunt coordinator and the actor’s stunt double in The Incredible Hulk, and directed twelve episodes of the show.
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L to R: Buddy Joe Hooker, Dick Bullock, Frank Orsatti, Dick Ziker, Ronnie Rondell, Bill Burton, Alan Oliney, Bobby Bass, Charlie Picerni, Gary McLarty, Paul Knuckles, Alan Gibbs, Hal Needham, Gary Combs, Stan Barrett, Walter Wyatt, Glenn Wilderįrank also worked as a stuntman on hit television shows such as The Streets of San Francisco, The Mod Squad, Barnaby Jones, and Starsky & Hutch. He worked as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stunt double in The Terminator and also doubled for Burt Reynolds for nine years. Orsatti jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge for the film B.S. Frank eventually returned to Los Angeles and began his career as a stuntman in 1968 on the film Planet of the Apes.’ He appeared in dozens of feature films including Rosemary’s Baby, The Poseidon Adventure, The Longest Yard, The Star Chamber, S tar Trek V, Lethal Weapon 2 and 3, Point Break, Maverick, The Presidio and Con Air. Orsatti subsequently joined the Merchant Marines and worked on freighters for ten years.
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Louis Cardinals center fielder Ernie Orsatti and opera singer Inez Gorman, Frank was a gifted athlete and was drafted into the Cardinals, but an injury during training put an end to his baseball career. Stunts Unlimited (1974) Front Row (L to R): Ronnie Rondell, Glenn Wilder, Frank Orsatti, Unknown, Buddy Joe Hooker, Alan Gibbs, Gary McLarty, Fred Waugh Back Row (L to R): Gary Combs, Dick Ziker, Bob Orrison, Bobby Bass, Charlie Picerni, Dick Bullock, Jerry Randall, Alan Oliney, Bill Burton, Duffy Hamilton, Paul Knuckles, Tony Brubaker Not pictured: Hal Needham
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At our next membership meeting the question was put to the group and the general consensus was that it was merely an oversight, Frank left the group years ago in good standing and was well liked and respected by the group and the stunt community as a whole. When Frank Orsatti’s nephew, Paul La Grassa contacted the office and asked why Frank Orsatti wasn’t an honorary member, we said, “Good question!”Īs Paul pointed out, Frank was a prolific stuntman and one of the original members of Stunts Unlimited. Glenn Wilder, Co-founder of Stunts Unlimited with Frank Orsatti, one of the original members of Stunts Unlimited