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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Young at Heart
as Mike
1995
Reign of the Gargoyles
as Gus
2007
Our Winning Season
as Dean Berger
1978
The Little Unicorn
as Tiny
2002
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Frank Darnell
2005
The Prophet's Game
as Walter Motter
2000
Bloody Birthday
as Mr. Harding
1981
Betrayed at 17
as John Taylor
2011
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Frank Darnell
2007
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Frank Darnell
2007
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Frank Darnell
2008
BitterSweet
as Carl Peckato
1999
She Woke Up Pregnant
as Dr. Roger Nolton
1996
Two Against Time
as George Tomich
2002
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Michael Carlin
1992
TV Appearances
Lou Grant
1977
CHiPs
as Officer Brent Delaney
1977
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jack Oakley
2000
Threshold
2005
T. J. Hooker
as Miles Dickson
1982
Boomtown
as Les Van Buren
2002
CSI: Miami
as Travis Drake
2002
Touched by an Angel
as Zack Bennett
1994
Matlock
as Paul Baron
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Cold Case
as Hank Butler
2003
Flamingo Road
1981