Joe Penny

Biography

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

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Miami

The Sopranos

Cold Case

Diagnosis: Murder

Walker, Texas Ranger

Lou Grant

Jake and the Fatman

All Movies (44)

• Betrayed at 172011 · as John Taylor
• Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder2008 · as Frank Darnell
• Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss2007 · as Frank Darnell
• Reign of the Gargoyles2007 · as Gus
• Jane Doe: Ties That Bind2007 · as Frank Darnell
• Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall2006 · as Frank Darnell
• Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well2006 · as Frank Darnell
• Jane Doe: The Wrong Face2005 · as Frank Darnell
• Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part2005 · as Frank Darnell
• Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't2005 · as Frank Darnell
• Jane Doe: Vanishing Act2005 · as Frank Darnell
• The Red Phone: Checkmate2004 · as Darrow
• The Little Unicorn2002 · as Tiny
• Two Against Time2002 · as George Tomich
• The Red Phone: Manhunt2001 · as Jack Darrow
• Jack of Hearts2000 · as Arden Cook
• The Prophet's Game2000 · as Walter Motter
• BitterSweet1999 · as Carl Peckato
• Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion1999 · as Ben Fein
• Stranger in My Home1997 · as Ned Covington
• Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II1997 · as Ben Fein
• She Woke Up Pregnant1996 · as Dr. Roger Nolton
• Double Jeopardy1996 · as John Dubroski
• Young at Heart1995 · as Mike
• The Disappearance of Vonnie1994 · as Ron Rickman
• Terror in the Night1994 · as Lonnie
• The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story1992 · as Michael Carlin
• The Operation1990 · as Dr. Ed Betters
• Whisper Kill1988 · as Dan Walker
• Roses Are for the Rich1987 · as Lloyd Murphy
• Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife1987 · as Edward Moran
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star1986 · as Robert McCay
• Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain1985 · as Self
• The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There1985
• S.O.B.1981 · as Officer Phil Buchwald
• Bloody Birthday1981 · as Mr. Harding
• Gangster Wars1981 · as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
• Lifepod1981 · as Simmons
• The Gossip Columnist1980 · as Paul Cameron
• Samurai1979 · as Lee Cantrell
• The Girls in the Office1979 · as Beau Galloway
• Deathmoon1978 · as Rick Bladen
• Our Winning Season1978 · as Dean Berger
• Delta County, USA1977 · as Joe Ed

All TV Shows (30)

• Threshold2005
• Cold Case2003 · as Hank Butler
• Boomtown2002 · as Les Van Buren
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Travis Drake
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Jack Oakley
• Twice in a Lifetime1999 · as Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
• Chicken Soup for the Soul1999
• The Sopranos1999 · as Victor Musto
• 7th Heaven1996 · as Nick
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Zack Bennett
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Det. Tanis Archer
• Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Sonny Tantero
• Jake and the Fatman1987 · as Jake Styles
• Roses Are for the Rich1987 · as Lloyd Murphy
• Matlock1986 · as Paul Baron
• The Twilight Zone1985
• Riptide1984 · as Nick Ryder
• Lottery!1983
• Tucker's Witch1982
• Matt Houston1982 · as Eric Jason
• T. J. Hooker1982 · as Miles Dickson
• The Gangster Chronicles1981 · as Ben Siegel
• Flamingo Road1981
• Paris1979
• Archie Bunker's Place1979
• Vega$1978
• Forever Fernwood1977
• Lou Grant1977
• CHiPs1977 · as Officer Brent Delaney
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977