Joe Penny
Actor
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.
- Bloody Birthday (1981) — Mr. Harding
- S.O.B. (1981) — Officer Phil Buchwald
- Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997) — Ben Fein
- Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (1999) — Ben Fein
- The Prophet's Game (2000) — Walter Motter
- Reign of the Gargoyles (2007) — Gus
- Betrayed at 17 (2011) — John Taylor
- Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (2005) — Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (2005) — Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (2005) — Frank Darnell
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986) — Robert McCay
- Double Jeopardy (1996) — John Dubroski
- Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005) — Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss (2007) — Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well (2006) — Frank Darnell
- BitterSweet (1999) — Carl Peckato
- Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007) — Frank Darnell
- Lifepod (1981) — Simmons
- Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (2008) — Frank Darnell
- The Little Unicorn (2002) — Tiny
- Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (2006) — Frank Darnell
- The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992) — Michael Carlin
- The Red Phone: Manhunt (2001) — Jack Darrow
- She Woke Up Pregnant (1996) — Dr. Roger Nolton