Joe Penny
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.
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Movies (34)
Betrayed at 17
as John Taylor
2011
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Frank Darnell
2008
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Frank Darnell
2007
Reign of the Gargoyles
as Gus
2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Frank Darnell
2007
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Frank Darnell
2005
The Red Phone: Checkmate
as Darrow
2004
The Little Unicorn
as Tiny
2002
Two Against Time
as George Tomich
2002
The Red Phone: Manhunt
as Jack Darrow
2001
Jack of Hearts
as Arden Cook
2000
The Prophet's Game
as Walter Motter
2000
BitterSweet
as Carl Peckato
1999
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
as Ben Fein
1999
Stranger in My Home
as Ned Covington
1997
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
as Ben Fein
1997
She Woke Up Pregnant
as Dr. Roger Nolton
1996
Double Jeopardy
as John Dubroski
1996
Young at Heart
as Mike
1995
The Disappearance of Vonnie
as Ron Rickman
1994
Terror in the Night
as Lonnie
1994
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Michael Carlin
1992
The Operation
as Dr. Ed Betters
1990
Whisper Kill
as Dan Walker
1988
Roses Are for the Rich
as Lloyd Murphy
1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
as Edward Moran
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
as Robert McCay
1986
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
as Self
1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
TV Shows (16)
Threshold
2005
Cold Case
as Hank Butler
2003
Boomtown
as Les Van Buren
2002
CSI: Miami
as Travis Drake
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jack Oakley
2000
Twice in a Lifetime
as Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
1999
Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999
The Sopranos
as Victor Musto
1999
7th Heaven
as Nick
1996
Touched by an Angel
as Zack Bennett
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
as Det. Tanis Archer
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Sonny Tantero
1993
Jake and the Fatman
as Jake Styles
1987
Roses Are for the Rich
as Lloyd Murphy
1987
Matlock
as Paul Baron
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985