Donald Petrie


Donald Mark Petrie is an American film director and actor.

Life and career

Petrie was born in New York City, the son of Dorothea, a television producer, actor, and novelist, and Daniel Petrie, a director. 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. Petrie soon was appearing in many television episodes. In 1980, Petrie decided to shift his focus to directing when he was accepted as a Fellow at the American Film Institute.
Petrie has acted and guest-starred on television programs since 1976.

Filmography

Film
  • Mystic Pizza
  • Opportunity Knocks
  • Grumpy Old Men
  • The Favor
  • Richie Rich
  • The Associate
  • My Favorite Martian
  • Miss Congeniality
  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
  • Welcome to Mooseport
  • Just My Luck
  • My Life in Ruins
  • Atlantic Gold
  • Little Italy
  • The Last Resort
TV movies
  • Why on Earth?
  • Turner & Hooch
  • Country Estates
TV series
YearTitleEpisode
1985MacGyver"Trumbo's World"
1985Amazing Stories"Mr. Magic"
1985-1988The Equalizer"Desperately"
1985-1988The Equalizer"Dead Drop"
1985-1988The Equalizer"Shades of Darkness"
1985-1988The Equalizer"Tip on a Sure Thing"
1985-1988The Equalizer"Riding the Elephant"
1986CBS Schoolbreak Special"Have You Tried Talking to Patty?"
1986Downtown"Pilot"
1986-1987L.A. Law"The Venus Butterfly"
1986-1987L.A. Law"The Douglas Fur Ball"
1987Private Eye"Nicky the Rose"
1987The Oldest Rookie"At the End of the Long Arm Is the Glad Hand"
1987The Oldest Rookie"Blue Flu"
1987The Oldest Rookie"Expert Witness"
1992The Heights"Talk to an Angel"
1992The Heights"On the Nickel"
1992Picket Fences"Remembering Rosemary"
1995Chicago Hope"Rise from the Dead"
1997Players"Con Job"
1999Snoops"Blood Lines"
2000Opposite Sex"Pilot"
2015Chicago Med"Mistaken"
2015Chicago Med"Reunion"
2015Chicago Med"Hearts"
2015Chicago Med"On Shaky Ground"
2015Chicago Med"What You Don't Know"
2017Chicago Justice"Fake"
2017Chicago Justice"Double Helix"
2017Chicago Justice"Lily's Law"
2018The Kominsky Method"Chapter 3. A Prostate Enlarges"
2018The Kominsky Method"Chapter 7. A String Is Attached"
2019Chicago P.D."Good Men"