Actor profile

Joe Penny

24th June 1956 London, England Acting

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.

42 Movies 29 TV Shows 74 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Betrayed at 17 poster

Betrayed at 17 9th October 2011 as John Taylor

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder poster

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder 12th January 2008 as Frank Darnell

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss poster

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss 9th May 2007 as Frank Darnell

Reign of the Gargoyles poster

Reign of the Gargoyles 24th March 2007 as Gus

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind poster

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind 17th March 2007 as Frank Darnell

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall poster

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall 4th March 2006 as Frank Darnell

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well poster

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well 14th January 2006 as Frank Darnell

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face poster

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face 19th June 2005 as Frank Darnell

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part poster

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part 11th March 2005 as Frank Darnell

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't poster

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't 18th February 2005 as Frank Darnell

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act poster

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act 21st January 2005 as Frank Darnell

The Little Unicorn poster

The Little Unicorn 14th December 2002 as Tiny

Two Against Time poster

Two Against Time 21st April 2002 as George Tomich

The Red Phone: Manhunt poster

The Red Phone: Manhunt 10th November 2001 as Jack Darrow

Jack of Hearts poster

Jack of Hearts 2nd November 2000 as Arden Cook

The Prophet's Game poster

The Prophet's Game 6th June 2000 as Walter Motter

BitterSweet poster

BitterSweet 30th September 1999 as Carl Peckato

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion poster

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion 12th January 1999 as Ben Fein

Stranger in My Home poster

Stranger in My Home 11th February 1997 as Ned Covington

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II poster

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II 2nd February 1997 as Ben Fein

She Woke Up Pregnant poster

She Woke Up Pregnant 28th April 1996 as Dr. Roger Nolton

Double Jeopardy poster

Double Jeopardy 30th January 1996 as John Dubroski

Young at Heart poster

Young at Heart 12th March 1995 as Mike

The Disappearance of Vonnie poster

The Disappearance of Vonnie 27th September 1994 as Ron Rickman

Terror in the Night poster

Terror in the Night 11th January 1994 as Lonnie

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story poster

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story 4th October 1992 as Michael Carlin

The Operation poster

The Operation 21st January 1990 as Dr. Ed Betters

Whisper Kill poster

Whisper Kill 16th May 1988 as Dan Walker

Roses Are for the Rich poster

Roses Are for the Rich 17th May 1987 as Lloyd Murphy

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife poster

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife 18th January 1987 as Edward Moran

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star 8th November 1986 as Robert McCay

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain poster

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain 16th October 1985 as Self

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There poster

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There 16th September 1985

S.O.B. poster

S.O.B. 1st July 1981 as Officer Phil Buchwald

Bloody Birthday poster

Bloody Birthday 28th April 1981 as Mr. Harding

Gangster Wars poster

Gangster Wars 9th April 1981 as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel

Lifepod poster

Lifepod 1st January 1981 as Simmons

The Gossip Columnist poster

The Gossip Columnist 21st March 1980 as Paul Cameron

Samurai poster

Samurai 30th April 1979 as Lee Cantrell

The Girls in the Office poster

The Girls in the Office 2nd February 1979 as Beau Galloway

Deathmoon poster

Deathmoon 31st May 1978 as Rick Bladen

Our Winning Season poster

Our Winning Season 1st May 1978 as Dean Berger

Threshold poster

Threshold 16th September 2005

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Hank Butler

Boomtown poster

Boomtown 29th September 2002 as Les Van Buren

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Travis Drake

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Jack Oakley

Twice in a Lifetime poster

Twice in a Lifetime 25th August 1999 as Flash Jericho / David Lazarus

The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos 10th January 1999 as Victor Musto

7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven 26th August 1996 as Nick

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Zack Bennett

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Det. Tanis Archer

Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger 21st April 1993 as Sonny Tantero

Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman 26th September 1987 as Jake Styles

Roses Are for the Rich poster

Roses Are for the Rich 17th May 1987 as Lloyd Murphy

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Paul Baron

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 27th September 1985

Riptide poster

Riptide 3rd January 1984 as Nick Ryder

Lottery! poster

Lottery! 9th September 1983

Tucker's Witch poster

Tucker's Witch 6th October 1982

Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston 26th September 1982 as Eric Jason

T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker 13th March 1982 as Miles Dickson

The Gangster Chronicles poster

The Gangster Chronicles 12th February 1981 as Ben Siegel

Flamingo Road poster

Flamingo Road 6th January 1981

Paris poster

Paris 29th September 1979

Archie Bunker's Place poster

Archie Bunker's Place 23rd September 1979

Vega$ poster

Vega$ 20th September 1978

Forever Fernwood poster

Forever Fernwood 3rd October 1977

Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant 20th September 1977

CHiPs poster

CHiPs 15th September 1977 as Officer Brent Delaney

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 30th January 1977