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
Films
- 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" and "Riding the Elephant" |
| 1986 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | "Have You Tried Talking to Patty?" |
| Downtown | "Pilot" | |
| 1986-1987 | L.A. Law | "The Venus Butterfly" and "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" and "Expert Witness" | |
| 1992 | The Heights | "Talk to an Angel" and "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" and "What You Don't Know" |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | "Fake", "Double Helix" and "Lily's Law"; Also executive producer |
| 2018 | The Kominsky Method | "Chapter 3. A Prostate Enlarges" and "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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