Joe Penny
ActingJoseph 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
S.O.B.
Officer Phil Buchwald
Bloody Birthday
Mr. Harding
The Operation
Dr. Ed Betters
Deathmoon
Rick Bladen
Reign of the Gargoyles
Gus
Lifepod
Simmons
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Robert McCay
Jack of Hearts
Arden Cook
The Prophet's Game
Walter Motter
Gangster Wars
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Filmography — Acting
S.O.B.
Officer Phil Buchwald
Bloody Birthday
Mr. Harding
The Operation
Dr. Ed Betters
Deathmoon
Rick Bladen
Reign of the Gargoyles
Gus
Lifepod
Simmons
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Robert McCay
Jack of Hearts
Arden Cook
The Prophet's Game
Walter Motter
Gangster Wars
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Roses Are for the Rich
Lloyd Murphy
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Ben Fein
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Frank Darnell
BitterSweet
Carl Peckato
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Frank Darnell
The Red Phone: Checkmate
Darrow
The Disappearance of Vonnie
Ron Rickman
The Little Unicorn
Tiny
Delta County, USA
Joe Ed
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Frank Darnell
Samurai
Lee Cantrell
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Frank Darnell
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Jack Darrow
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Ben Fein
Two Against Time
George Tomich
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Michael Carlin
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Edward Moran
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Frank Darnell
The Gossip Columnist
Paul Cameron
Terror in the Night
Lonnie
She Woke Up Pregnant
Dr. Roger Nolton
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
The Girls in the Office
Beau Galloway
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Frank Darnell
Young at Heart
Mike
Our Winning Season
Dean Berger
Betrayed at 17
John Taylor
Double Jeopardy
John Dubroski
Stranger in My Home
Ned Covington
Whisper Kill
Dan Walker
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Frank Darnell