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.

Filmography (74 Appearances)

Betrayed at 17

2011

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

2008

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

2007

Reign of the Gargoyles

2007

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

2007

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

2006

Threshold

2005

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

2005

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

2005

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

2005

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

2005

The Red Phone: Checkmate

2004

Cold Case

2003

The Little Unicorn

2002

Boomtown

2002

CSI: Miami

2002

Two Against Time

2002

The Red Phone: Manhunt

2001

Jack of Hearts

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

The Prophet's Game

2000

BitterSweet

1999

Twice in a Lifetime

1999

Chicken Soup for the Soul

1999

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

1999

The Sopranos

1999

Stranger in My Home

1997

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

1997

7th Heaven

1996

She Woke Up Pregnant

1996

Double Jeopardy

1996

Young at Heart

1995

The Disappearance of Vonnie

1994

Touched by an Angel

1994

Terror in the Night

1994

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

1992

The Operation

1990

Whisper Kill

1988

Jake and the Fatman

1987

Roses Are for the Rich

1987

Roses Are for the Rich

1987

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

1987

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

1986

Matlock

1986

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

1985

The Twilight Zone

1985

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

1985

Riptide

1984

Lottery!

1983

Tucker's Witch

1982

Matt Houston

1982

T. J. Hooker

1982

S.O.B.

1981

Bloody Birthday

1981

Gangster Wars

1981

The Gangster Chronicles

1981

Flamingo Road

1981

Lifepod

1981

The Gossip Columnist

1980

Paris

1979

Archie Bunker's Place

1979

Samurai

1979

The Girls in the Office

1979

Vega$

1978

Deathmoon

1978

Our Winning Season

1978

Forever Fernwood

1977

Lou Grant

1977

CHiPs

1977

Delta County, USA

1977 Debut

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977
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