Joe Penny

Known for ActingBorn 1956-06-24 (age 70)London, England

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Young at Heart

Delta County, USA

Samurai

The Sopranos

Gangster Wars

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

Cold Case

CSI: Miami

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

She Woke Up Pregnant

The Twilight Zone

Stranger in My Home

Lou Grant

Touched by an Angel

The Gangster Chronicles

The Gossip Columnist

Whisper Kill

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

Threshold

Diagnosis: Murder

Walker, Texas Ranger

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Matlock

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

Vega$

Riptide

CHiPs

Boomtown

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

The Disappearance of Vonnie

7th Heaven

T. J. Hooker

Betrayed at 17

Archie Bunker's Place

Paris

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

Twice in a Lifetime

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

Roses Are for the Rich

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

Matt Houston

Flamingo Road

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

Jake and the Fatman

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

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part