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Joe Penny

Known for acting · Born 24 June 1956 · 70 · London, England

74 credits

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.

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Known for

Jake and the Fatman

1987

Riptide

1984

Bloody Birthday

1981

Forever Fernwood

1977

The Sopranos

1999

The Gangster Chronicles

1981

Reign of the Gargoyles

2007

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

2005

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

2005

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

2005

Double Jeopardy

1996

Cold Case

2003

Acting (74)

2011Betrayed at 17John TaylorFilm
2008Jane Doe: Eye of the BeholderFrank DarnellFilm
2007Reign of the GargoylesGusFilm
2007Jane Doe: How to Fire Your BossFrank DarnellFilm
2007Jane Doe: Ties That BindFrank DarnellFilm
2006Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It WellFrank DarnellFilm
2006Jane Doe: The Harder They FallFrank DarnellFilm
2005ThresholdSeries
2005Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceFrank DarnellFilm
2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tFrank DarnellFilm
2005Jane Doe: Vanishing ActFrank DarnellFilm
2005Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us PartFrank DarnellFilm
2004The Red Phone: CheckmateDarrowFilm
2003Cold CaseHank Butler · 2 episodesSeries
2002CSI: MiamiTravis DrakeSeries
2002BoomtownLes Van BurenSeries
2002The Little UnicornTinyFilm
2002Two Against TimeGeorge TomichFilm
2001The Red Phone: ManhuntJack DarrowFilm
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJack OakleySeries
2000The Prophet's GameWalter MotterFilm
2000Jack of HeartsArden CookFilm
1999The SopranosVictor Musto · 2 episodesSeries
1999Family of Cops III: Under SuspicionBen FeinFilm
1999BitterSweetCarl PeckatoFilm
1999Twice in a LifetimeFlash Jericho / David LazarusSeries
1999Chicken Soup for the SoulSeries
1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIBen FeinFilm
1997Stranger in My HomeNed CovingtonFilm
19967th HeavenNickSeries
1996Double JeopardyJohn DubroskiFilm
1996She Woke Up PregnantDr. Roger NoltonFilm
1995Young at HeartMikeFilm
1994Touched by an AngelZack BennettSeries
1994Terror in the NightLonnieFilm
1994The Disappearance of VonnieRon RickmanFilm
1993Walker, Texas RangerSonny TanteroSeries
1993Diagnosis: MurderDet. Tanis ArcherSeries
1992The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus StoryMichael CarlinFilm
1990The OperationEd BettersFilm
1988Whisper KillDan WalkerFilm
1987Jake and the FatmanJake Styles · 106 episodesSeries
1987Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia WifeEdward MoranFilm
1987Roses Are for the RichLloyd MurphyFilm
1987Roses Are for the RichLloyd Murphy · 2 episodesSeries
1986MatlockPaul Baron · 3 episodesSeries
1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting StarRobert McCayFilm
1985The Twilight ZoneSeries
1985Richard Lewis: I'm In PainSelfFilm
1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereFilm
1984RiptideNick Ryder · 56 episodesSeries
1983Lottery!Series
1982T. J. HookerMiles DicksonSeries
1982Matt HoustonEric JasonSeries
1982Tucker's WitchSeries
1981Bloody BirthdayMr. HardingFilm
1981S.O.B.Officer Phil BuchwaldFilm
1981Flamingo RoadSeries
1981LifepodSimmonsFilm
1981The Gangster ChroniclesBen Siegel · 13 episodesSeries
1981Gangster WarsBenjamin "Bugsy" SiegelFilm
1980The Gossip ColumnistPaul CameronFilm
1979Archie Bunker's PlaceSeries
1979The Girls in the OfficeBeau GallowayFilm
1979ParisSeries
1979SamuraiLee CantrellFilm
1978Vega$Series
1978Our Winning SeasonDean BergerFilm
1978DeathmoonRick BladenFilm
1977CHiPsOfficer Brent DelaneySeries
1977Lou GrantSeries
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries
1977Delta County, USAJoe EdFilm
1977Forever Fernwood · 30 episodesSeries