Person
Joe Penny
Acting · Born 1956-06-24 · London, England
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.
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jack Oakley
CSI: Miami
Travis Drake
The Sopranos
Victor Musto
Cold Case
Hank Butler
Diagnosis: Murder
Det. Tanis Archer
Matlock
Paul Baron
T. J. Hooker
Miles Dickson
Jake and the Fatman
Jake Styles
Touched by an Angel
Zack Bennett
The Twilight Zone
1985
Filmography
- 2011Betrayed at 17John Taylor
- 2008Jane Doe: Eye of the BeholderFrank Darnell
- 2007Jane Doe: How to Fire Your BossFrank Darnell
- 2007Reign of the GargoylesGus
- 2007Jane Doe: Ties That BindFrank Darnell
- 2006Jane Doe: The Harder They FallFrank Darnell
- 2006Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It WellFrank Darnell
- 2005Threshold
- 2005Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceFrank Darnell
- 2005Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us PartFrank Darnell
- 2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tFrank Darnell
- 2005Jane Doe: Vanishing ActFrank Darnell
- 2004The Red Phone: CheckmateDarrow
- 2003Cold CaseHank Butler
- 2002The Little UnicornTiny
- 2002BoomtownLes Van Buren
- 2002CSI: MiamiTravis Drake
- 2002Two Against TimeGeorge Tomich
- 2001The Red Phone: ManhuntJack Darrow
- 2000Jack of HeartsArden Cook
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJack Oakley
- 2000The Prophet's GameWalter Motter
- 1999BitterSweetCarl Peckato
- 1999Twice in a LifetimeFlash Jericho / David Lazarus
- 1999Chicken Soup for the Soul
- 1999Family of Cops III: Under SuspicionBen Fein
- 1999The SopranosVictor Musto
- 1997Stranger in My HomeNed Covington
- 1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIBen Fein
- 19967th HeavenNick
- 1996She Woke Up PregnantDr. Roger Nolton
- 1996Double JeopardyJohn Dubroski
- 1995Young at HeartMike
- 1994The Disappearance of VonnieRon Rickman
- 1994Touched by an AngelZack Bennett
- 1994Terror in the NightLonnie
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderDet. Tanis Archer
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerSonny Tantero
- 1992The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus StoryMichael Carlin
- 1990The OperationDr. Ed Betters
- 1988Whisper KillDan Walker
- 1987Jake and the FatmanJake Styles
- 1987Roses Are for the RichLloyd Murphy
- 1987Roses Are for the RichLloyd Murphy
- 1987Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia WifeEdward Moran
- 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting StarRobert McCay
- 1986MatlockPaul Baron
- 1985Richard Lewis: I'm In PainSelf
- 1985The Twilight Zone
- 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
- 1984RiptideNick Ryder
- 1983Lottery!
- 1982Tucker's Witch
- 1982Matt HoustonEric Jason
- 1982T. J. HookerMiles Dickson
- 1981S.O.B.Officer Phil Buchwald
- 1981Bloody BirthdayMr. Harding
- 1981Gangster WarsBenjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
- 1981The Gangster ChroniclesBen Siegel
- 1981Flamingo Road
- 1981LifepodSimmons
- 1980The Gossip ColumnistPaul Cameron
- 1979Paris
- 1979Archie Bunker's Place
- 1979SamuraiLee Cantrell
- 1979The Girls in the OfficeBeau Galloway
- 1978Vega$
- 1978DeathmoonRick Bladen
- 1978Our Winning SeasonDean Berger
- 1977Forever Fernwood
- 1977Lou Grant
- 1977CHiPsOfficer Brent Delaney
- 1977Delta County, USAJoe Ed
- 1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
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