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Ernie F. Orsatti, Stuntman and Actor in ‘The Poseidon Adventure,’ Dies at 80

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Ellise Shafer editorStoried stuntman Ernie F. Orsatti, who is best known for falling 30 feet through a glass skylight in the 1972 film “The Poseidon Adventure,” has died.

He was 80.The Stunt Players Directory Facebook page confirmed his death, writing: “We are saddened to hear of the passing of legendary stuntman Ernie Orsatti.

His impeccable work and contributions to the stunt community will live forever.” His son, Noon Orsatti, told The Hollywood Reporter that his father died on Sep.

12 in La Quinta, Calif., after experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke.Orsatti got his start as a stuntman while acting in the disaster film “The Poseidon Adventure” in 1972 as Terry, the date of Pamela Sue Martin’s character.

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