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
Deathmoon
1978
as Rick Bladen
BitterSweet
1999
as Carl Peckato
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
as Robert McCay
The Prophet's Game
2000
as Walter Motter
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
as Ben Fein
Lifepod
1981
as Simmons
Gangster Wars
1981
as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Reign of the Gargoyles
2007
as Gus
Samurai
1979
as Lee Cantrell
The Operation
1990
as Dr. Ed Betters
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
as Jack Darrow
Roses Are for the Rich
1987
as Lloyd Murphy
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
as Frank Darnell
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
as Michael Carlin
The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004
as Darrow
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
as Edward Moran
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
as Frank Darnell
Double Jeopardy
1996
as John Dubroski