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.
Known for
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movieBetrayed at 17
2011
John Taylor
movieJane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
Frank Darnell
movieJane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
Frank Darnell
movieJane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
Frank Darnell
movieJane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
Frank Darnell
movieJane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
Frank Darnell
movieJane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
Frank Darnell
movieJane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
Frank Darnell
movieJane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
Frank Darnell
movieJane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
Frank Darnell
tvCold Case
2003
Hank Butler
tvBoomtown
2002
Les Van Buren
tvCSI: Miami
2002
Travis Drake
movieTwo Against Time
2002
George Tomich
movieThe Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
Jack Darrow
movieJack of Hearts
2000
Arden Cook
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Jack Oakley
movieThe Prophet's Game
2000
Walter Motter
movieBitterSweet
1999
Carl Peckato
tvTwice in a Lifetime
1999
Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
tvThe Sopranos
1999
Victor Musto
movieStranger in My Home
1997
Ned Covington
tv7th Heaven
1996
Nick
movieShe Woke Up Pregnant
1996
Dr. Roger Nolton
movieDouble Jeopardy
1996
John Dubroski
movieThe Disappearance of Vonnie
1994
Ron Rickman
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Zack Bennett
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Det. Tanis Archer
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Sonny Tantero
movieThe Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
Michael Carlin
movieThe Operation
1990
Dr. Ed Betters
movieWhisper Kill
1988
Dan Walker
tvJake and the Fatman
1987
Jake Styles
movieRoses Are for the Rich
1987
Lloyd Murphy
tvRoses Are for the Rich
1987
Lloyd Murphy
movieBlood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
Edward Moran
tvMatlock
1986
Paul Baron
tvRiptide
1984
Nick Ryder
tvMatt Houston
1982
Eric Jason
tvT. J. Hooker
1982
Miles Dickson
movieS.O.B.
1981
Officer Phil Buchwald
movieBloody Birthday
1981
Mr. Harding
movieGangster Wars
1981
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
tvThe Gangster Chronicles
1981
Ben Siegel
movieLifepod
1981
Simmons
movieThe Gossip Columnist
1980
Paul Cameron
movieSamurai
1979
Lee Cantrell
movieThe Girls in the Office
1979
Beau Galloway
movieDeathmoon
1978
Rick Bladen
movieOur Winning Season
1978
Dean Berger
tvCHiPs
1977
Officer Brent Delaney
