Joe Penny
Acting
1956-06-24 · London, England
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.
movieBetrayed at 17
as John Taylor · 2011 · 6.2
movieJane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Frank Darnell · 2008 · 6.1
movieJane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Frank Darnell · 2007 · 6.0
movieReign of the Gargoyles
as Gus · 2007 · 5.9
movieJane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Frank Darnell · 2007 · 5.2
movieJane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Frank Darnell · 2006 · 6.4
movieJane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Frank Darnell · 2006 · 6.1
tvThreshold
as · 2005 · 7.0
movieJane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Frank Darnell · 2005 · 6.4
movieJane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Frank Darnell · 2005 · 6.0
movieJane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Frank Darnell · 2005 · 6.0
movieJane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Frank Darnell · 2005 · 5.7
movieThe Red Phone: Checkmate
as Darrow · 2004 · 4.9
tvCold Case
as Hank Butler · 2003 · 7.8
movieThe Little Unicorn
as Tiny · 2002 · 3.3
tvBoomtown
as Les Van Buren · 2002 · 6.4
tvCSI: Miami
as Travis Drake · 2002 · 7.7
movieTwo Against Time
as George Tomich · 2002 · 4.7
movieThe Red Phone: Manhunt
as Jack Darrow · 2001 · 4.6
movieJack of Hearts
as Arden Cook · 2000 · 3.1
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jack Oakley · 2000 · 7.6
movieThe Prophet's Game
as Walter Motter · 2000 · 5.0
movieBitterSweet
as Carl Peckato · 1999 · 4.9
tvTwice in a Lifetime
as Flash Jericho / David Lazarus · 1999 · 6.2