Joe Penny
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 24, 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- London, England
Biography
Joseph Edward Penny Jr. is an English-born American actor best known for his roles as Nick Ryder on the detective series Riptide from 1984 to 1986, and as Jake Styles in the television series Jake and the Fatman from 1987 to 1992. Starting with a minor role on Forever Fernwood in 1977, Penny has appeared in numerous TV films and television series, including major roles on Riptide and Jake and the Fatman. He has also made many guest appearances on television shows, including Touched by an Angel, T. J. Hooker, Vega$, Matt Houston, Lou Grant, CHiPs, Flamingo Road, The Sopranos, Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock, Walker, Texas Ranger, Archie Bunker's Place, 7th Heaven, Tucker's Witch, Boomtown, The Gangster Chronicles, and CSI. In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the mystery series Jane Doe on the Hallmark Channel.
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Filmography
Betrayed at 17
Movie · as John Taylor
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Movie · as Frank Darnell
Reign of the Gargoyles
Movie · as Gus
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Movie · as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Movie · as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Movie · as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Movie · as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Movie · as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Movie · as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Movie · as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Movie · as Frank Darnell
Threshold
TV · 1 ep
The Red Phone: Checkmate
Movie · as Darrow
Cold Case
TV · as Hank Butler · 2 eps
The Little Unicorn
Movie · as Tiny
Two Against Time
Movie · as George Tomich
Boomtown
TV · as Les Van Buren · 1 ep
CSI: Miami
TV · as Travis Drake · 1 ep
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Movie · as Jack Darrow
The Prophet's Game
Movie · as Walter Motter
Jack of Hearts
Movie · as Arden Cook
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Jack Oakley · 1 ep
BitterSweet
Movie · as Carl Peckato
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Movie · as Ben Fein
Twice in a Lifetime
TV · as Flash Jericho / David Lazarus · 1 ep
Chicken Soup for the Soul
TV · 1 ep
The Sopranos
TV · as Victor Musto · 2 eps
Stranger in My Home
Movie · as Ned Covington
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Movie · as Ben Fein
She Woke Up Pregnant
Movie · as Dr. Roger Nolton
Double Jeopardy
Movie · as John Dubroski
7th Heaven
TV · as Nick · 1 ep
Young at Heart
Movie · as Mike
The Disappearance of Vonnie
Movie · as Ron Rickman
Terror in the Night
Movie · as Lonnie
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Zack Bennett · 1 ep
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Sonny Tantero · 1 ep
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Det. Tanis Archer · 1 ep
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Movie · as Michael Carlin
The Operation
Movie · as Ed Betters
Whisper Kill
Movie · as Dan Walker
Roses Are for the Rich
Movie · as Lloyd Murphy
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Movie · as Edward Moran
Jake and the Fatman
TV · as Jake Styles · 106 eps
Roses Are for the Rich
TV · as Lloyd Murphy · 2 eps
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Movie · as Robert McCay
Matlock
TV · as Paul Baron · 3 eps
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Movie · as Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie
The Twilight Zone
TV · 1 ep
Riptide
TV · as Nick Ryder · 56 eps
Lottery!
TV · 1 ep
T. J. Hooker
TV · as Miles Dickson · 1 ep
Tucker's Witch
TV · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · as Eric Jason · 1 ep
Bloody Birthday
Movie · as Mr. Harding
S.O.B.
Movie · as Officer Phil Buchwald
Gangster Wars
Movie · as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Lifepod
Movie · as Simmons
Flamingo Road
TV · 1 ep
The Gangster Chronicles
TV · as Ben Siegel · 13 eps
The Gossip Columnist
Movie · as Paul Cameron
Samurai
Movie · as Lee Cantrell
The Girls in the Office
Movie · as Beau Galloway
Archie Bunker's Place
TV · 1 ep
Paris
TV · 1 ep
Our Winning Season
Movie · as Dean Berger
Deathmoon
Movie · as Rick Bladen
Vega$
TV · 1 ep
Delta County, USA
Movie · as Joe Ed
Lou Grant
TV · 1 ep
CHiPs
TV · as Officer Brent Delaney · 1 ep
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV
Forever Fernwood
TV · 30 eps