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