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Joe Penny
Actor
Born June 24, 1956 (66 years)
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
| 2016 | The Last Night Inn · as Sam |
| 2011 | Betrayed at 17 · as John Taylor |
| 2008 | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder · as Frank Darnell |
| 2007 | Reign of the Gargoyles · as Gus |
| 2007 | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind · as Frank Darnell |
| 2007 | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss · as Frank Darnell |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall · as Frank Darnell |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well · 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 | Jane Doe: Vanishing Act · as Frank Darnell |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part · as Frank Darnell |
| 2005 | Threshold (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | The Best TV Shows That Never Were · as Lee Cantrell |
| 2003 | Red Phone 2 · as Darrow |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Hank Butler |
| 2002 | Two Against Time · as George Tomich |
| 2002 | The Red Phone: Manhunt · as Jack Darrow |
| 2002 | Boomtown (TV Series) · as Les Van Buren |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | The Little Unicorn · as Tiny |
| 2001 | Scope (TV Series) · as Host |
| 2000 | The Prophet's Game · as Walter Motter |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Jack Oakley |
| 1999 | Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion · as Ben Fein |
| 1999 | BitterSweet · as Carl Peckato |
| 1999 | Jack of Hearts · as Arden Cook |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Victor Musto |
| 1997 | Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II · as Ben Fein |
| 1997 | Stranger in My Home · as Ned Covington |
| 1996 | She Woke Up Pregnant · as Dr. Roger Nolton |
| 1996 | Double Jeopardy · as John Dubroski |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Nick |
| 1994 | Terror in the Night · as Lonnie |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Zack Bennett |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Det. Tanis Archer |
| 1992 | The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story · as Michael Carlin |
| 1990 | The Operation · as Dr. Ed Betters |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1988 | Whisper Kill · as Dan Walker |
| 1987 | Roses Are for the Rich · as Lloyd Murphy |
| 1987 | Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife · as Edward Moran |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) · as Jake Styles |
| 1986 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star · as Robert McCay |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) · as Paul Baron |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1984 | Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as Nick Ryder |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Tucker's Witch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | S.O.B. · as Officer Phil Buchwald |
| 1981 | Bloody Birthday · as Mr. Harding |
| 1981 | Gangster Wars · as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel |
| 1981 | Lifepod · as Simmons |
| 1981 | The Gangster Chronicles (TV Series) · as Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel |
| 1979 | Samurai · as Lee Cantrell |
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | Our Winning Season · as Dean Berger |
| 1978 | Deathmoon · as Rick Bladen |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Officer Brent Delaney |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) · as Brandon |
| 1965 | Days of Our Lives (TV Series) · as Martino Vitali |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Unknown |