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