Joe Penny
Acting • Born 1956-06-24
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.
Filmography
74 credits
Young at Heart
Movie • 1995
Mike
Reign of the Gargoyles
Movie • 2007
Gus
Our Winning Season
Movie • 1978
Dean Berger
The Little Unicorn
Movie • 2002
Tiny
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Movie • 2005
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Movie • 2005
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Movie • 2005
Frank Darnell
The Prophet's Game
Movie • 2000
Walter Motter
Bloody Birthday
Movie • 1981
Mr. Harding
Betrayed at 17
Movie • 2011
John Taylor
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Movie • 2007
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Movie • 2005
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Movie • 2007
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Movie • 2006
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Movie • 2006
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Movie • 2008
Frank Darnell
BitterSweet
Movie • 1999
Carl Peckato
She Woke Up Pregnant
Movie • 1996
Dr. Roger Nolton
Two Against Time
Movie • 2002
George Tomich
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Movie • 1992
Michael Carlin
Jack of Hearts
Movie • 2000
Arden Cook
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Movie • 1986
Robert McCay
Roses Are for the Rich
Movie • 1987
Lloyd Murphy
S.O.B.
Movie • 1981
Officer Phil Buchwald
Stranger in My Home
Movie • 1997
Ned Covington
The Red Phone: Checkmate
Movie • 2004
Darrow
The Operation
Movie • 1990
Dr. Ed Betters
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Movie • 1985
Self
The Disappearance of Vonnie
Movie • 1994
Ron Rickman
Double Jeopardy
Movie • 1996
John Dubroski
Samurai
Movie • 1979
Lee Cantrell
Gangster Wars
Movie • 1981
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Lifepod
Movie • 1981
Simmons
The Girls in the Office
Movie • 1979
Beau Galloway
Whisper Kill
Movie • 1988
Dan Walker
The Gossip Columnist
Movie • 1980
Paul Cameron
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Movie • 2001
Jack Darrow
Deathmoon
Movie • 1978
Rick Bladen
Terror in the Night
Movie • 1994
Lonnie
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Movie • 1987
Edward Moran
Delta County, USA
Movie • 1977
Joe Ed
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Movie • 1997
Ben Fein
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Movie • 1999
Ben Fein
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie • 1985
Lou Grant
TV • 1977
CHiPs
TV • 1977
Officer Brent Delaney
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Jack Oakley
Threshold
TV • 2005
T. J. Hooker
TV • 1982
Miles Dickson
Boomtown
TV • 2002
Les Van Buren
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Travis Drake
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Zack Bennett
Matlock
TV • 1986
Paul Baron
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Hank Butler
Flamingo Road
TV • 1981
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Sonny Tantero
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV • 1977
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
Det. Tanis Archer
Archie Bunker's Place
TV • 1979
Jake and the Fatman
TV • 1987
Jake Styles
Riptide
TV • 1984
Nick Ryder
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Nick
Tucker's Witch
TV • 1982
Twice in a Lifetime
TV • 1999
Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
Vega$
TV • 1978
Lottery!
TV • 1983
The Gangster Chronicles
TV • 1981
Ben Siegel
Chicken Soup for the Soul
TV • 1999
Paris
TV • 1979
Forever Fernwood
TV • 1977
The Sopranos
TV • 1999
Victor Musto
Matt Houston
TV • 1982
Eric Jason
Roses Are for the Rich
TV • 1987
Lloyd Murphy