He played the character Doug in the 1979 T&A film H.O.T.S. (1979).
Interestingly, he is the 20th person listed in the acting credits and
the first male listed. The previous 19 are all women.
Three of his films, Grumpy Old Men (1993), Richie Rich (1994) and Miss Congeniality(2000) all spawned sequels. However Petrie declined to return as director for each sequel and was replaced by another filmmaker for the second installment.