Donald Petrie | |
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Born | Donald Mark Petrie April 2, 1954 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
Years active | 1976–present |
Donald Mark Petrie[1] (born April 2, 1954)[1] is an American film director and actor.
Life and career
Petrie was born in New York City, New York, the son of Dorothea (née Grundy), a television producer, actor, and novelist, and Daniel Petrie, a director.[1][2] He is the brother of writer Daniel Petrie Jr. Petrie began his entertainment career as an actor, having trained and graduated from California State Northridge as a theatre major. Donald soon was appearing in many television episodes. In 1980, Donald decided to shift his focus to directing when he was accepted as a Fellow at the American Film Institute.[3]
Petrie has acted and guest-starred on television programs since 1976.
Filmography
Film
- Mystic Pizza (1988)
- Opportunity Knocks (1990)
- Grumpy Old Men (1993)
- The Favor (1994)
- Richie Rich (1994)
- The Associate (1996)
- My Favorite Martian (1999)
- Miss Congeniality (2000)
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
- Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
- Just My Luck (2006) (Also producer)
- My Life in Ruins (2009)
- Atlantic Gold (2013)
- Little Italy (2018)
TV movies
- Why on Earth? (1988)
- Turner & Hooch (1990)
- Country Estates (1993)
TV series
Year | Title | Episode(s) |
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1985 | MacGyver | "Trumbo's World" |
Amazing Stories | "Mr. Magic" | |
1985-1988 | The Equalizer | "Desperately" |
"Dead Drop" | ||
"Shades of Darkness" | ||
"Tip on a Sure Thing" | ||
"Riding the Elephant" | ||
1986 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | "Have You Tried Talking to Patty?" |
Downtown | "Pilot" | |
1986-1987 | L.A. Law | "The Venus Butterfly" |
"The Douglas Fur Ball" | ||
1987 | Private Eye | "Nicky the Rose" |
The Oldest Rookie | "At the End of the Long Arm Is the Glad Hand" | |
"Blue Flu" | ||
"Expert Witness" | ||
1992 | The Heights | "Talk to an Angel" |
"On the Nickel" | ||
Picket Fences | "Remembering Rosemary" | |
1995 | Chicago Hope | "Rise from the Dead" |
1997 | Players | "Con Job" |
1999 | Snoops | "Blood Lines" |
2000 | Opposite Sex | "Pilot" |
2015 | Chicago Med | "Mistaken" |
"Reunion" | ||
"Hearts" | ||
"On Shaky Ground" | ||
"What You Don't Know" | ||
2017 | Chicago Justice | "Fake" |
"Double Helix" | ||
"Lily's Law" | ||
2018 | The Kominsky Method | "Chapter 3. A Prostate Enlarges" |
"Chapter 7. A String Is Attached" | ||
2019 | Chicago P.D. | "Good Men" |
References
- ^ a b c "Donald Petrie Biography (1954-)". Filmreference.com. 1954-04-02. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ "Daniel Petrie Biography (1920-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ "Donald Petrie, director". CSUN. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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