Joe Penny
Acting
Born 1956 (age 70)
London, England
73 acting credits
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
10 Jan 1999
CSI: Miami
23 Sep 2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
06 Oct 2000
Walker, Texas Ranger
21 Apr 1993
Cold Case
28 Sep 2003
The Twilight Zone
27 Sep 1985
7th Heaven
26 Aug 1996
Touched by an Angel
21 Sep 1994
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Filmography
2011
- Betrayed at 17as John Taylor
2008
- Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholderas Frank Darnell
2007
- Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Bossas Frank Darnell
- Reign of the Gargoylesas Gus
- Jane Doe: Ties That Bindas Frank Darnell
2006
- Jane Doe: The Harder They Fallas Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Wellas Frank Darnell
2005
- Threshold1 episode
- Jane Doe: The Wrong Faceas Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Partas Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tas Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Vanishing Actas Frank Darnell
2004
- The Red Phone: Checkmateas Darrow
2003
- Cold Caseas Hank Butler2 episodes
2002
- The Little Unicornas Tiny
- Boomtownas Les Van Buren1 episode
- CSI: Miamias Travis Drake1 episode
- Two Against Timeas George Tomich
2001
- The Red Phone: Manhuntas Jack Darrow
2000
- Jack of Heartsas Arden Cook
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Jack Oakley1 episode
- The Prophet's Gameas Walter Motter
1999
- BitterSweetas Carl Peckato
- Twice in a Lifetimeas Flash Jericho1 episode
- Chicken Soup for the Soul1 episode
- Family of Cops III: Under Suspicionas Ben Fein
- The Sopranosas Victor Musto2 episodes
1997
- Stranger in My Homeas Ned Covington
- Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIas Ben Fein
1996
- 7th Heavenas Nick1 episode
- She Woke Up Pregnantas Dr. Roger Nolton
- Double Jeopardyas John Dubroski
1995
- Young at Heartas Mike
1994
- The Disappearance of Vonnieas Ron Rickman
- Touched by an Angelas Zack Bennett1 episode
- Terror in the Nightas Lonnie
1993
- Diagnosis: Murderas Det. Tanis Archer1 episode
- Walker, Texas Rangeras Sonny Tantero1 episode
1992
- The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Storyas Michael Carlin
1990
- The Operationas Ed Betters
1988
- Whisper Killas Dan Walker
1987
- Jake and the Fatmanas Jake Styles106 episodes
- Roses Are for the Richas Lloyd Murphy
- Roses Are for the Richas Lloyd Murphy2 episodes
- Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wifeas Edward Moran
1986
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Staras Robert McCay
- Matlockas Paul Baron3 episodes
1984
- Riptideas Nick Ryder56 episodes
1983
- Lottery!1 episode
1982
- Tucker's Witch1 episode
- Matt Houstonas Eric Jason1 episode
- T. J. Hookeras Miles Dickson1 episode
1981
- S.O.B.as Officer Phil Buchwald
- Bloody Birthdayas Mr. Harding
- Gangster Warsas Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
- The Gangster Chroniclesas Ben Siegel13 episodes
- Flamingo Road1 episode
- Lifepodas Simmons
1980
- The Gossip Columnistas Paul Cameron
1979
- Paris1 episode
- Archie Bunker's Place1 episode
- Samuraias Lee Cantrell
- The Girls in the Officeas Beau Galloway
1978
- Vega$1 episode
- Deathmoonas Rick Bladen
- Our Winning Seasonas Dean Berger
1977
- Forever Fernwood30 episodes
- Lou Grant1 episode
- CHiPsas Officer Brent Delaney1 episode
- Delta County, USAas Joe Ed
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries