Joe Penny
Acting
Born: June 24, 1956 (age 70) · London, England
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Sopranos
1999
CSI: Miami
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Cold Case
2003
The Twilight Zone
1985
7th Heaven
1996
Touched by an Angel
1994
Bloody Birthday
1981
CHiPs
1977
Matlock
1986
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Photos (2)
Movies (41)
Bloody Birthday
Mr. Harding
The Prophet's Game
Walter Motter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Robert McCay
S.O.B.
Officer Phil Buchwald
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Frank Darnell
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Gangster Wars
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Frank Darnell
Deathmoon
Rick Bladen
Double Jeopardy
John Dubroski
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Ben Fein
She Woke Up Pregnant
Dr. Roger Nolton
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Frank Darnell
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Ben Fein
Betrayed at 17
John Taylor
Our Winning Season
Dean Berger
The Little Unicorn
Tiny
Roses Are for the Rich
Lloyd Murphy
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Jack Darrow
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Frank Darnell
Two Against Time
George Tomich
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Frank Darnell
Samurai
Lee Cantrell
Jack of Hearts
Arden Cook
The Disappearance of Vonnie
Ron Rickman
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Frank Darnell
The Gossip Columnist
Paul Cameron
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Frank Darnell
Stranger in My Home
Ned Covington
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Michael Carlin
The Girls in the Office
Beau Galloway
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Edward Moran
BitterSweet
Carl Peckato
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Frank Darnell
Young at Heart
Mike
Terror in the Night
Lonnie
The Operation
Ed Betters
Reign of the Gargoyles
Gus
Whisper Kill
Dan Walker
Lifepod
Simmons
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Frank Darnell
TV Shows (29)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jack Oakley · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Travis Drake · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Victor Musto · 2 eps
Cold Case
Hank Butler · 2 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Det. Tanis Archer · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Zack Bennett · 1 eps
T. J. Hooker
Miles Dickson · 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
Jake Styles · 106 eps
Matlock
Paul Baron · 3 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Sonny Tantero · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
Lou Grant
1 eps
7th Heaven
Nick · 1 eps
Matt Houston
Eric Jason · 1 eps
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Vega$
1 eps
Archie Bunker's Place
1 eps
Twice in a Lifetime
Flash Jericho / David Lazarus · 1 eps
CHiPs
Officer Brent Delaney · 1 eps
Threshold
1 eps
Boomtown
Les Van Buren · 1 eps
Riptide
Nick Ryder · 56 eps
Flamingo Road
1 eps
Paris
1 eps
Tucker's Witch
1 eps
Lottery!
1 eps
Roses Are for the Rich
Lloyd Murphy · 2 eps
The Gangster Chronicles
Ben Siegel · 13 eps
Forever Fernwood
30 eps
