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