George O. Petrie (November 16, 1912 – November 16, 1997) was an American radio and television actor.
Petrie was born on November 16, 1912, in New Haven, Connecticut. He acted in student productions at New Haven High School and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1934 and served in the Army during World War II, joining in 1942.
Petrie's career began on stage, working with the Federal Theatre Project in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven. In 1938 he portrayed attorney George Simon in a Federal Theatre Project production of Counsellor-At-Law. His Broadway credits include The Girl from Wyoming (1938), Jeremiah (1939), The Night Before Christmas (1941), Mr. Big (1941), Cafe Crown (1942), Army Play-by Play (1943), Winged Victory (1943), and Brighten the Corner (1945).
In 1974 Petrie returned to the stage after a 12-year absence when he co-starred in Stag at Bay, produced by the Florida State University School of Theater.
Petrie started in radio drama, including playing the title roles in Charlie Wild, Private Detective and in The Adventures of the Falcon. He played Bill Grant in Call the Police and appeared on programs such as the syndicated horror program Murder at Midnight in 1947 and the recurring role of DA Markham in the syndicated Philo Vance radio series from 1948 to 1950.
Petrie's film credits include At Sword's Point (1952), Baby Boom (1987), and Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987).
Petrie portrayed prosecuting attorney Pete Quinn on The Edge of Night for more than a decade. On The Honeymooners, he had recurring character roles throughout the series. He played Eddie Haskell's father in season 6 of Leave it to Beaver. He appeared on the prime-time soap opera Dallas and the 1996 sequel TV movie Dallas: J.R. Returns, in the recurring role of Ewing family attorney Harv Smithfield.
Other television credits include: Rawhide; 77 Sunset Strip; Alfred Hitchcock Presents; The Twilight Zone; The Andy Griffith Show; Perry Mason; Dr. Kildare; Bonanza; The Addams Family; The Munsters; The Wild Wild West; Hawaii Five-O; Little House on the Prairie; Ironside; Combat!; Maude; Gunsmoke; The Paper Chase; Three's Company; Cagney & Lacey; Dynasty; Quincy, M.E.; Knight Rider; St. Elsewhere; Wiseguy; Night Court; Gomer Pyle, USMC; Mad About You; L.A. Law and Who's the Boss.
Petrie married actress Patty Pope, and they had two children.He died of lymphoma on his 85th birthday in Los Angeles.