Joe Penny
Known for 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.
Filmography
Bloody Birthday
1981
as Mr. Harding
S.O.B.
1981
as Officer Phil Buchwald
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
as Frank Darnell
Young at Heart
1995
as Mike
The Prophet's Game
2000
as Walter Motter
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
as Frank Darnell
BitterSweet
1999
as Carl Peckato
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
as Frank Darnell
Samurai
1979
as Lee Cantrell
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
as Frank Darnell
Jack of Hearts
2000
as Arden Cook
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999
as Ben Fein
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
as Michael Carlin
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
as Frank Darnell
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
as Ben Fein
The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004
as Darrow
Whisper Kill
1988
as Dan Walker
Roses Are for the Rich
1987
as Lloyd Murphy