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.

Known For: Acting

Born: London, England , 1956-06-24

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	Delta County, USA	Joe Ed	0
2	1978	Our Winning Season	Dean Berger	44
3	1978	Deathmoon	Rick Bladen	55
4	1979	The Girls in the Office	Beau Galloway	20
5	1979	Samurai	Lee Cantrell	0
6	1980	The Gossip Columnist	Paul Cameron	75
7	1981	Lifepod	Simmons	54
8	1981	Gangster Wars	Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel	75
9	1981	Bloody Birthday	Mr. Harding	59
10	1981	S.O.B.	Officer Phil Buchwald	59
11	1985	Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain	Self	70
12	1986	Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star	Robert McCay	70
13	1987	Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife	Edward Moran	73
14	1987	Roses Are for the Rich	Lloyd Murphy	60
15	1988	Whisper Kill	Dan Walker	70
16	1990	The Operation	Dr. Ed Betters	30
17	1992	The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story	Michael Carlin	38
18	1994	Terror in the Night	Lonnie	50
19	1994	The Disappearance of Vonnie	Ron Rickman	60
20	1995	Young at Heart	Mike	0
21	1996	Double Jeopardy	John Dubroski	57
22	1996	She Woke Up Pregnant	Dr. Roger Nolton	62
23	1997	Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II	Ben Fein	67
24	1997	Stranger in My Home	Ned Covington	65
25	1999	Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion	Ben Fein	67
26	1999	BitterSweet	Carl Peckato	39
27	2000	The Prophet's Game	Walter Motter	46
28	2000	Jack of Hearts	Arden Cook	15
29	2001	The Red Phone: Manhunt	Jack Darrow	45
30	2002	Two Against Time	George Tomich	30
31	2002	The Little Unicorn	Tiny	22
32	2004	The Red Phone: Checkmate	Darrow	55
33	2005	Jane Doe: Vanishing Act	Frank Darnell	55
34	2005	Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't	Frank Darnell	59
35	2005	Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part	Frank Darnell	59
36	2005	Jane Doe: The Wrong Face	Frank Darnell	63
37	2006	Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well	Frank Darnell	66
38	2006	Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall	Frank Darnell	65
39	2007	Jane Doe: Ties That Bind	Frank Darnell	57
40	2007	Reign of the Gargoyles	Gus	59
41	2007	Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss	Frank Darnell	61
42	2008	Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder	Frank Darnell	69
43	2011	Betrayed at 17	John Taylor	59

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries		70
2	1977	CHiPs	Officer Brent Delaney	68
3	1977	Lou Grant		72
4	1977	Forever Fernwood		50
5	1978	Vega$		70
6	1979	Archie Bunker's Place		65
7	1979	Paris		50
8	1981	Flamingo Road		60
9	1981	The Gangster Chronicles	Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel	62
10	1982	T. J. Hooker	Miles Dickson	63
11	1982	Matt Houston	Eric Jason	62
12	1982	Tucker's Witch		40
13	1983	Lottery!		55
14	1984	Riptide	Nick Ryder	68
15	1985	The Twilight Zone		77
16	1986	Matlock	Paul Baron	72
17	1987	Jake and the Fatman	Jake Styles	60
18	1993	Walker, Texas Ranger	Sonny Tantero	70
19	1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Det. Tanis Archer	71
20	1994	Touched by an Angel	Zack Bennett	72
21	1996	7th Heaven	Nick	64
22	1999	The Sopranos	Victor Musto	86
23	1999	Chicken Soup for the Soul		20
24	1999	Twice in a Lifetime	Flash Jericho / David Lazarus	55
25	2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jack Oakley	76
26	2002	CSI: Miami		77
27	2002	Boomtown	Les Van Buren	65
28	2003	Cold Case	Hank Butler	78
29	2005	Threshold		71