Joe Penny
Actor
Born June 24, 1956 in London, England
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.
Filmography
Betrayed at 17
John Taylor
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Frank Darnell
Reign of the Gargoyles
Gus
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Frank Darnell
Threshold
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Frank Darnell
Cold Case
Hank Butler
The Little Unicorn
Tiny
Boomtown
Les Van Buren
CSI: Miami
Travis Drake
Two Against Time
George Tomich
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Jack Darrow
Jack of Hearts
Arden Cook
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jack Oakley
The Prophet's Game
Walter Motter
BitterSweet
Carl Peckato
Twice in a Lifetime
Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Ben Fein
The Sopranos
Victor Musto
Stranger in My Home
Ned Covington
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Ben Fein
7th Heaven
Nick
She Woke Up Pregnant
Dr. Roger Nolton
Double Jeopardy
John Dubroski
Young at Heart
Mike
The Disappearance of Vonnie
Ron Rickman
Touched by an Angel
Zack Bennett
Terror in the Night
Lonnie
Diagnosis: Murder
Det. Tanis Archer
Walker, Texas Ranger
Sonny Tantero
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Michael Carlin
The Operation
Dr. Ed Betters
Whisper Kill
Dan Walker
Jake and the Fatman
Jake Styles
Roses Are for the Rich
Lloyd Murphy
Roses Are for the Rich
Lloyd Murphy
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Edward Moran
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Robert McCay
Matlock
Paul Baron
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
The Twilight Zone
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Riptide
Nick Ryder
Lottery!
Tucker's Witch
Matt Houston
Eric Jason
T. J. Hooker
Miles Dickson
S.O.B.
Officer Phil Buchwald
Bloody Birthday
Mr. Harding
Gangster Wars
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
The Gangster Chronicles
Ben Siegel
Flamingo Road
Lifepod
Simmons
The Gossip Columnist
Paul Cameron
Paris
Archie Bunker's Place
Samurai
Lee Cantrell
The Girls in the Office
Beau Galloway
Vega$
Deathmoon
Rick Bladen
Our Winning Season
Dean Berger
Forever Fernwood
Lou Grant
CHiPs
Officer Brent Delaney
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries