Joe Penny
Acting
Born 1956-06-24 · London, England
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
Gangster Wars
1981 · Movie
Young at Heart
1995 · Movie
Samurai
1979 · Movie
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987 · Movie
S.O.B.
1981 · Movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986 · Movie
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985 · Movie
She Woke Up Pregnant
1996 · Movie
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999 · Movie
Bloody Birthday
1981 · Movie
The Gossip Columnist
1980 · Movie
Stranger in My Home
1997 · Movie
Whisper Kill
1988 · Movie
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005 · Movie
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006 · Movie
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997 · Movie
The Disappearance of Vonnie
1994 · Movie
Betrayed at 17
2011 · Movie
Roses Are for the Rich
1987 · Movie
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008 · Movie
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007 · Movie
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005 · Movie
Deathmoon
1978 · Movie
Double Jeopardy
1996 · Movie
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005 · Movie
The Prophet's Game
2000 · Movie
Lifepod
1981 · Movie
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006 · Movie
BitterSweet
1999 · Movie
Reign of the Gargoyles
2007 · Movie
Terror in the Night
1994 · Movie
The Girls in the Office
1979 · Movie
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007 · Movie
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005 · Movie
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001 · Movie
Our Winning Season
1978 · Movie
The Operation
1990 · Movie
Two Against Time
2002 · Movie
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992 · Movie
The Little Unicorn
2002 · Movie
Jack of Hearts
2000 · Movie
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985 · Movie