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