Donald Petrie

Donald Mark Petrie[1] (born April 2, 1954)[1] is an American film director and actor.

For the New Zealand botanist, see Donald Petrie (botanist).
Donald Petrie
Petrie in 2012
Born
Donald Mark Petrie

(1954-04-02) April 2, 1954
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor, film director
Years active1976–present

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

Year Title Director Producer
1988 Mystic Pizza Yes No
1990 Opportunity Knocks Yes No
1993 Grumpy Old Men Yes No
1994 The Favor Yes No
Richie Rich Yes No
1996 The Associate Yes No
1999 My Favorite Martian Yes No
2000 Miss Congeniality Yes No
2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Yes No
2004 Welcome to Mooseport Yes No
2006 Just My Luck Yes Yes
2009 My Life in Ruins Yes No
2013 Atlantic Gold Yes No
2018 Little Italy Yes No

TV movies

  • Why on Earth? (1988)
  • Turner & Hooch (1990)
  • Country Estates (1993)

TV series

Year Title Director Executive
Producer		 Episode(s)
1985 MacGyver Yes No "Trumbo's World"
Amazing Stories Yes No "Mr. Magic"
1985-1988 The Equalizer Yes No "Desperately", "Dead Drop", "Shades of Darkness", "Tip on a Sure Thing" and "Riding the Elephant"
1986 CBS Schoolbreak Special Yes No "Have You Tried Talking to Patty?"
Downtown Yes No "Pilot"
1986-1987 L.A. Law Yes No "The Venus Butterfly" and "The Douglas Fur Ball"
1987 Private Eye Yes No "Nicky the Rose"
The Oldest Rookie Yes No "At the End of the Long Arm Is the Glad Hand", "Blue Flu" and "Expert Witness"
1992 The Heights Yes No "Talk to an Angel" and "On the Nickel"
Picket Fences Yes No "Remembering Rosemary"
1995 Chicago Hope Yes No "Rise from the Dead"
1997 Players Yes No "Con Job"
1999 Snoops Yes No "Blood Lines"
2000 Opposite Sex Yes No "Pilot"
2015 Chicago Med Yes No "Mistaken", "Reunion", "Hearts", "On Shaky Ground" and "What You Don't Know"
2017 Chicago Justice Yes Yes "Fake", "Double Helix" and "Lily's Law"
2018 The Kominsky Method Yes No "Chapter 3. A Prostate Enlarges" and "Chapter 7. A String Is Attached"
2019 Chicago P.D. Yes No "Good Men"

References
  1. "Donald Petrie Biography (1954-)". Filmreference.com. 1954-04-02. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  2. "Daniel Petrie Biography (1920-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  3. "Donald Petrie, director". CSUN. Retrieved 30 April 2020.


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