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