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.
Filmography
Betrayed at 17
2011
as John Taylor
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
as Frank Darnell
Reign of the Gargoyles
2007
as Gus
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
as Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
as Frank Darnell
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The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004
as Darrow
The Little Unicorn
2002
as Tiny
Two Against Time
2002
as George Tomich
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
as Jack Darrow
Jack of Hearts
2000
as Arden Cook
The Prophet's Game
2000
as Walter Motter
BitterSweet
1999
as Carl Peckato
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999
as Ben Fein
Stranger in My Home
1997
as Ned Covington
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
as Ben Fein
She Woke Up Pregnant
1996
as Dr. Roger Nolton
Double Jeopardy
1996
as John Dubroski
Young at Heart
1995
as Mike