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$, Matt Houston, Lou Grant, CHiPs, Flamingo Road, The Sopranos, Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock, Walker, Texas Ranger, Archie Bunker's Place, 7th Heaven, Tucker's Witch, Boomtown, The Gangster Chronicles, and CSI. In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the mystery series Jane Doe on the Hallmark Channel.
Born: June 24, 1956 · London, England
Filmography (50)
Betrayed at 17
2011
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
Reign of the Gargoyles
2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
Threshold
2005
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
Cold Case
2003
The Little Unicorn
2002
Boomtown
2002
CSI: Miami
2002
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Prophet's Game
2000
BitterSweet
1999
Twice in a Lifetime
1999
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999
The Sopranos
1999
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
7th Heaven
1996
She Woke Up Pregnant
1996
Double Jeopardy
1996
Touched by an Angel
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
Matlock
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Riptide
1984
Lottery!
1983
Tucker's Witch
1982
Matt Houston
1982
T. J. Hooker
1982
S.O.B.
1981
Bloody Birthday
1981
Flamingo Road
1981
Lifepod
1981
Paris
1979
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Vega$
1978
Lou Grant
1977
CHiPs
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977