Joe Penny

Acting

Joe Penny

Born June 24, 1956London, England 74 credits

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

Betrayed at 17

Betrayed at 17

Movie

2011

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

Movie

2008

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

Movie

2007

Reign of the Gargoyles

Reign of the Gargoyles

Movie

2007

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

Movie

2007

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

Movie

2006

Filmography

Betrayed at 17

2011Betrayed at 17as John TaylorMovie

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

2008Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholderas Frank DarnellMovie

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

2007Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Bossas Frank DarnellMovie

Reign of the Gargoyles

2007Reign of the Gargoylesas GusMovie

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

2007Jane Doe: Ties That Bindas Frank DarnellMovie

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006Jane Doe: The Harder They Fallas Frank DarnellMovie

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

2006Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Wellas Frank DarnellMovie

Threshold

2005ThresholdTV

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

2005Jane Doe: The Wrong Faceas Frank DarnellMovie

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

2005Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Partas Frank DarnellMovie

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tas Frank DarnellMovie

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

2005Jane Doe: Vanishing Actas Frank DarnellMovie

2004The Red Phone: Checkmateas DarrowMovie

Cold Case

2003Cold Caseas Hank ButlerTV

The Little Unicorn

2002The Little Unicornas TinyMovie

Boomtown

2002Boomtownas Les Van BurenTV

CSI: Miami

2002CSI: Miamias Travis DrakeTV

Two Against Time

2002Two Against Timeas George TomichMovie

The Red Phone: Manhunt

2001The Red Phone: Manhuntas Jack DarrowMovie

Jack of Hearts

2000Jack of Heartsas Arden CookMovie

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Jack OakleyTV

The Prophet's Game

2000The Prophet's Gameas Walter MotterMovie

BitterSweet

1999BitterSweetas Carl PeckatoMovie

Twice in a Lifetime

1999Twice in a Lifetimeas Flash Jericho / David LazarusTV

1999Chicken Soup for the SoulTV

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

1999Family of Cops III: Under Suspicionas Ben FeinMovie

The Sopranos

1999The Sopranosas Victor MustoTV

Stranger in My Home

1997Stranger in My Homeas Ned CovingtonMovie

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIas Ben FeinMovie

7th Heaven

19967th Heavenas NickTV

She Woke Up Pregnant

1996She Woke Up Pregnantas Dr. Roger NoltonMovie

Double Jeopardy

1996Double Jeopardyas John DubroskiMovie

Young at Heart

1995Young at Heartas MikeMovie

The Disappearance of Vonnie

1994The Disappearance of Vonnieas Ron RickmanMovie

Touched by an Angel

1994Touched by an Angelas Zack BennettTV

Terror in the Night

1994Terror in the Nightas LonnieMovie

Diagnosis: Murder

1993Diagnosis: Murderas Det. Tanis ArcherTV

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Sonny TanteroTV

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

1992The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Storyas Michael CarlinMovie

The Operation

1990The Operationas Dr. Ed BettersMovie

Whisper Kill

1988Whisper Killas Dan WalkerMovie

Jake and the Fatman

1987Jake and the Fatmanas Jake StylesTV

Roses Are for the Rich

1987Roses Are for the Richas Lloyd MurphyMovie

Roses Are for the Rich

1987Roses Are for the Richas Lloyd MurphyTV

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

1987Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wifeas Edward MoranMovie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Staras Robert McCayMovie

Matlock

1986Matlockas Paul BaronTV

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

1985Richard Lewis: I'm In Painas SelfMovie

The Twilight Zone

1985The Twilight ZoneTV

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereMovie

Riptide

1984Riptideas Nick RyderTV

Lottery!

Tucker's Witch

1982Tucker's WitchTV

Matt Houston

1982Matt Houstonas Eric JasonTV

T. J. Hooker

1982T. J. Hookeras Miles DicksonTV

S.O.B.

1981S.O.B.as Officer Phil BuchwaldMovie

Bloody Birthday

1981Bloody Birthdayas Mr. HardingMovie

Gangster Wars

1981Gangster Warsas Benjamin "Bugsy" SiegelMovie

The Gangster Chronicles

1981The Gangster Chroniclesas Ben SiegelTV

Flamingo Road

1981Flamingo RoadTV

Lifepod

1981Lifepodas SimmonsMovie

The Gossip Columnist

1980The Gossip Columnistas Paul CameronMovie

Paris

Archie Bunker's Place

1979Archie Bunker's PlaceTV

Samurai

1979Samuraias Lee CantrellMovie

The Girls in the Office

1979The Girls in the Officeas Beau GallowayMovie

Vega$

Deathmoon

1978Deathmoonas Rick BladenMovie

Our Winning Season

1978Our Winning Seasonas Dean BergerMovie

Forever Fernwood

1977Forever FernwoodTV

Lou Grant

1977Lou GrantTV

CHiPs

1977CHiPsas Officer Brent DelaneyTV

1977Delta County, USAas Joe EdMovie

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesTV