Joe Penny
Department: 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.
Known For
Young at Heart
1995
Reign of the Gargoyles
2007
Our Winning Season
1978
The Little Unicorn
2002
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
The Prophet's Game
2000
Bloody Birthday
1981
Betrayed at 17
2011
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
BitterSweet
1999
She Woke Up Pregnant
1996
Two Against Time
2002
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
Jack of Hearts
2000
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
Roses Are for the Rich
1987
S.O.B.
1981
Stranger in My Home
1997
The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004
The Operation
1990
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
The Disappearance of Vonnie
1994
Double Jeopardy
1996
Samurai
1979
Gangster Wars
1981
Lifepod
1981
The Girls in the Office
1979
Whisper Kill
1988
The Gossip Columnist
1980
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
Deathmoon
1978
Terror in the Night
1994
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
Delta County, USA
1977
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Lou Grant
1977
CHiPs
1977
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Threshold
2005
T. J. Hooker
1982
Boomtown
2002
CSI: Miami
2002
Touched by an Angel
1994
Matlock
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Cold Case
2003
Flamingo Road
1981
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Riptide
1984
7th Heaven
1996
Tucker's Witch
1982
Twice in a Lifetime
1999
Vega$
1978
Lottery!
1983
The Gangster Chronicles
1981
Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999
Paris
1979
Forever Fernwood
1977
The Sopranos
1999
Matt Houston
1982
Roses Are for the Rich
1987