Joe Penny
Acting
1956-06-24 · 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
2011 · Movie
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008 · Movie
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007 · Movie
Reign of the Gargoyles
2007 · Movie
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007 · Movie
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006 · Movie
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006 · Movie
Threshold
2005 · Series
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005 · Movie
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005 · Movie
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005 · Movie
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005 · Movie
The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004 · Movie
Cold Case
2003 · Series
The Little Unicorn
2002 · Movie
Boomtown
2002 · Series
CSI: Miami
2002 · Series
Two Against Time
2002 · Movie
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001 · Movie
Jack of Hearts
2000 · Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
The Prophet's Game
2000 · Movie
BitterSweet
1999 · Movie
Twice in a Lifetime
1999 · Series
Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999 · Series
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999 · Movie
The Sopranos
1999 · Series
Stranger in My Home
1997 · Movie
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997 · Movie
7th Heaven
1996 · Series
She Woke Up Pregnant
1996 · Movie
Double Jeopardy
1996 · Movie
Young at Heart
1995 · Movie
The Disappearance of Vonnie
1994 · Movie
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
Terror in the Night
1994 · Movie
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Series
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992 · Movie
The Operation
1990 · Movie
Whisper Kill
1988 · Movie
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · Series
Roses Are for the Rich
1987 · Series
Roses Are for the Rich
1987 · Movie
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987 · Movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986 · Movie
Matlock
1986 · Series
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985 · Movie
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Series
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985 · Movie
Riptide
1984 · Series
Lottery!
1983 · Series
Tucker's Witch
1982 · Series
Matt Houston
1982 · Series
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Series
S.O.B.
1981 · Movie
Bloody Birthday
1981 · Movie
Gangster Wars
1981 · Movie
The Gangster Chronicles
1981 · Series
Flamingo Road
1981 · Series
Lifepod
1981 · Movie
The Gossip Columnist
1980 · Movie
Paris
1979 · Series
Archie Bunker's Place
1979 · Series
Samurai
1979 · Movie
The Girls in the Office
1979 · Movie
Vega$
1978 · Series
Deathmoon
1978 · Movie
Our Winning Season
1978 · Movie
Forever Fernwood
1977 · Series
Lou Grant
1977 · Series
CHiPs
1977 · Series
Delta County, USA
1977 · Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Series