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
Top 40 Movies
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
Roses Are for the Rich
1987
Two Against Time
2002
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
The Operation
1990
The Little Unicorn
2002
Whisper Kill
1988
Lifepod
1981
Samurai
1979
The Gossip Columnist
1980
Young at Heart
1995
She Woke Up Pregnant
1996
Deathmoon
1978
S.O.B.
1981
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
Reign of the Gargoyles
2007
Double Jeopardy
1996
Bloody Birthday
1981
Betrayed at 17
2011
The Prophet's Game
2000
The Disappearance of Vonnie
1994
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
Jack of Hearts
2000
Gangster Wars
1981
Our Winning Season
1978
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
BitterSweet
1999
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001