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$, Matt Houston, Lou Grant, CHiPs, Flamingo Road, The Sopranos, Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock, Walker, Texas Ranger, Archie Bunker's Place, 7th Heaven, Tucker's Witch, Boomtown, The Gangster Chronicles, and CSI. In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the mystery series Jane Doe on the Hallmark Channel.
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jack Oakley
The Sopranos
Victor Musto
CSI: Miami
Travis Drake
Cold Case
Hank Butler
Diagnosis: Murder
Det. Tanis Archer
The Twilight Zone
Matlock
Paul Baron
Touched by an Angel
Zack Bennett
Walker, Texas Ranger
Sonny Tantero
T. J. Hooker
Miles Dickson
7th Heaven
Nick
Jake and the Fatman
Jake Styles
Lou Grant
Vega$
Matt Houston
Eric Jason
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Twice in a Lifetime
Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
Terror in the Night
Lonnie
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Frank Darnell
Boomtown
Les Van Buren
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Frank Darnell
Riptide
Nick Ryder
Gangster Wars
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
CHiPs
Officer Brent Delaney
Archie Bunker's Place
Threshold
Double Jeopardy
John Dubroski
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Flamingo Road
Stranger in My Home
Ned Covington
Paris
Tucker's Witch
Lottery!
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Frank Darnell
The Gangster Chronicles
Ben Siegel
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Frank Darnell
Deathmoon
Rick Bladen
Roses Are for the Rich
Lloyd Murphy
Forever Fernwood
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Jack Darrow
S.O.B.
Officer Phil Buchwald
Betrayed at 17
John Taylor
BitterSweet
Carl Peckato
Bloody Birthday
Mr. Harding
Our Winning Season
Dean Berger
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Robert McCay
The Prophet's Game
Walter Motter
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Ben Fein
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Ben Fein
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Frank Darnell
The Red Phone: Checkmate
Darrow
The Little Unicorn
Tiny
The Disappearance of Vonnie
Ron Rickman
The Girls in the Office
Beau Galloway
The Operation
Dr. Ed Betters
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Michael Carlin
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
Reign of the Gargoyles
Gus
Lifepod
Simmons
Roses Are for the Rich
Lloyd Murphy
Two Against Time
George Tomich
Whisper Kill
Dan Walker
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Frank Darnell
Jack of Hearts
Arden Cook
The Gossip Columnist
Paul Cameron
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Frank Darnell
She Woke Up Pregnant
Dr. Roger Nolton
Samurai
Lee Cantrell
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Frank Darnell
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Edward Moran
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Frank Darnell
Delta County, USA
Joe Ed
Young at Heart
Mike