Actor
Joe Penny
June 24, 1956 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
3 titles together
Walker, Texas Ranger, CHiPs, Matlock
Michael Alldredge
2 titles together
The Twilight Zone, Lou Grant
Lew Saunders
2 titles together
CHiPs, Riptide
Paul Kent
2 titles together
T. J. Hooker, Lou Grant
George O'Hanlon, Jr.
2 titles together
Jake and the Fatman, The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
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Ellen Geer
2 titles together
Bloody Birthday, CHiPs
Full filmography · 72
Betrayed at 17
as John Taylor
2011
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Frank Darnell
2008
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Frank Darnell
2007
Reign of the Gargoyles
as Gus
2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Frank Darnell
2007
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Frank Darnell
2005The Red Phone: Checkmate
as Darrow
2004