Joe Penny
Acting
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$, Matt Houston, Lou Grant, CHiPs, Flamingo Road, The Sopranos, Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock, Walker, Texas Ranger, Archie Bunker's Place, 7th Heaven, Tucker's Witch, Boomtown, The Gangster Chronicles, and CSI. In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the mystery series Jane Doe on the Hallmark Channel.
TV Shows(30)
Threshold
2005
Cold Case
Hank Butler
2003
Boomtown
Les Van Buren
2002
CSI: Miami
Travis Drake
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jack Oakley
2000
Twice in a Lifetime
Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
1999
Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999
The Sopranos
Victor Musto
1999
7th Heaven
Nick
1996
Touched by an Angel
Zack Bennett
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Det. Tanis Archer
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Sonny Tantero
1993
Jake and the Fatman
Jake Styles
1987
Roses Are for the Rich
Lloyd Murphy
1987
Matlock
Paul Baron
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Riptide
Nick Ryder
1984
Lottery!
1983
Tucker's Witch
1982
Matt Houston
Eric Jason
1982
T. J. Hooker
Miles Dickson
1982
The Gangster Chronicles
Ben Siegel
1981
Flamingo Road
1981
Paris
1979
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Vega$
1978
Forever Fernwood
1977
Lou Grant
1977
CHiPs
Officer Brent Delaney
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Movies(44)
Betrayed at 17
John Taylor
2011
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Frank Darnell
2008
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Frank Darnell
2007
Reign of the Gargoyles
Gus
2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Frank Darnell
2007
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Frank Darnell
2005
The Red Phone: Checkmate
Darrow
2004
The Little Unicorn
Tiny
2002
Two Against Time
George Tomich
2002
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Jack Darrow
2001
Jack of Hearts
Arden Cook
2000
The Prophet's Game
Walter Motter
2000
BitterSweet
Carl Peckato
1999
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Ben Fein
1999
Stranger in My Home
Ned Covington
1997
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Ben Fein
1997
She Woke Up Pregnant
Dr. Roger Nolton
1996
Double Jeopardy
John Dubroski
1996
Young at Heart
Mike
1995
The Disappearance of Vonnie
Ron Rickman
1994
Terror in the Night
Lonnie
1994
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Michael Carlin
1992
The Operation
Dr. Ed Betters
1990
Whisper Kill
Dan Walker
1988
Roses Are for the Rich
Lloyd Murphy
1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Edward Moran
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Robert McCay
1986
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
S.O.B.
Officer Phil Buchwald
1981
Bloody Birthday
Mr. Harding
1981
Gangster Wars
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
1981
Lifepod
Simmons
1981
The Gossip Columnist
Paul Cameron
1980
Samurai
Lee Cantrell
1979
The Girls in the Office
Beau Galloway
1979
Deathmoon
Rick Bladen
1978
Our Winning Season
Dean Berger
1978
Delta County, USA
Joe Ed
1977