Joe Penny
Born: 1956-06-24 in London, England
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2011
- Betrayed at 17 as John Taylor
2008
- Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder as Frank Darnell
2007
- Jane Doe: Ties That Bind as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss as Frank Darnell
- Reign of the Gargoyles as Gus
2006
- Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well as Frank Darnell
2005
- Threshold
- Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Vanishing Act as Frank Darnell
2004
- The Red Phone: Checkmate as Darrow
2003
- Cold Case as Hank Butler
2002
- CSI: Miami as Travis Drake
- Boomtown as Les Van Buren
- Two Against Time as George Tomich
- The Little Unicorn as Tiny
2001
- The Red Phone: Manhunt as Jack Darrow
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jack Oakley
- The Prophet's Game as Walter Motter
- Jack of Hearts as Arden Cook
1999
- The Sopranos as Victor Musto
- Twice in a Lifetime as Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
- BitterSweet as Carl Peckato
- Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion as Ben Fein
- Chicken Soup for the Soul
1997
- Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II as Ben Fein
- Stranger in My Home as Ned Covington
1996
- 7th Heaven as Nick
- Double Jeopardy as John Dubroski
- She Woke Up Pregnant as Dr. Roger Nolton
1995
- Young at Heart as Mike
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Zack Bennett
- The Disappearance of Vonnie as Ron Rickman
- Terror in the Night as Lonnie
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Det. Tanis Archer
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Sonny Tantero
1992
- The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story as Michael Carlin
1990
- The Operation as Dr. Ed Betters
1988
- Whisper Kill as Dan Walker
1987
- Jake and the Fatman as Jake Styles
- Roses Are for the Rich as Lloyd Murphy
- Roses Are for the Rich as Lloyd Murphy
- Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife as Edward Moran
1986
- Matlock as Paul Baron
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star as Robert McCay
1985
1984
- Riptide as Nick Ryder
1983
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Miles Dickson
- Matt Houston as Eric Jason
- Tucker's Witch
1981
- Bloody Birthday as Mr. Harding
- Flamingo Road
- Gangster Wars as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
- S.O.B. as Officer Phil Buchwald
- The Gangster Chronicles as Ben Siegel
- Lifepod as Simmons
1980
- The Gossip Columnist as Paul Cameron
1979
- Archie Bunker's Place
- Samurai as Lee Cantrell
- Paris
- The Girls in the Office as Beau Galloway
1978
- Vega$
- Deathmoon as Rick Bladen
- Our Winning Season as Dean Berger
1977
- Lou Grant
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
- CHiPs as Officer Brent Delaney
- Forever Fernwood
- Delta County, USA as Joe Ed