Daniel Petrie

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-11-26 (84 years old)

Deathday

2004-08-22

Place of Birth

Glace Bay, Canada

Daniel Petrie

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel Mannix Petrie  (November 26, 1920 - August 22, 2004) was a Canadian television and movie director. Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Mary Anne (née Campbell) and William Mark Petrie, a soft-drink manufacturer.  He moved to the United States in 1945.  One of his most famous credits was 1961's A Raisin in the Sun, which was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed Buster and Billie (1974), the Academy Award-nominated Resurrection (1980), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). He directed well-known televisio...

Acting

1985

Into the Night

as Kalijak Director

Production

1988

1976

Lifeguard

as Director

1987

Square Dance

as Producer

1981

1955

Sting of Death

as Director

1961

1989

1994

Lassie

as Director

1973

1984

The Dollmaker

as Director

1989

1982

Six Pack

as Director

1991

1972

Moon of the Wolf

as Director

2001

Wild Iris

as Director

1984

The Bay Boy

as Director

1988

Rocket Gibraltar

as Director

1980

Resurrection

as Director

1999

Inherit the Wind

as Director

1991

1974

Mousey

as Director

1987

Square Dance

as Director

1960

The Bramble Bush

as Director

2001

Walter and Henry

as Director

1962

1972

1963

Stolen Hours

as Director

1975

Returning Home

as Director

1995

1974

1978

The Betsy

as Director

1971

The City

as Director

1971

1992

1977

The Quinns

as Director

1986

Half a Lifetime

as Director

1973

1974

1996

Calm at Sunset

as Producer

1966

The Idol

as Director

1956

1955

1997

The Assistant

as Director

1984

The Bay Boy

as Writer

1996

Calm at Sunset

as Director

1958

1950

The Murder Club

as Director

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