Acting · London, England · Born June 24, 1956
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
2011
as John Taylor
MovieJane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
as Frank Darnell
MovieJane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
as Frank Darnell
MovieReign of the Gargoyles
2007
as Gus
MovieJane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
as Frank Darnell
MovieJane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
as Frank Darnell
MovieJane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
as Frank Darnell
TVThreshold
2005
MovieJane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
as Frank Darnell
MovieJane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
as Frank Darnell
MovieJane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
as Frank Darnell
MovieJane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
as Frank Darnell
The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004
as Darrow
TVCold Case
2003
as Hank Butler
MovieThe Little Unicorn
2002
as Tiny
TVBoomtown
2002
as Les Van Buren
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Travis Drake
MovieTwo Against Time
2002
as George Tomich
MovieThe Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
as Jack Darrow
MovieJack of Hearts
2000
as Arden Cook
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Jack Oakley
MovieThe Prophet's Game
2000
as Walter Motter
MovieBitterSweet
1999
as Carl Peckato
TVTwice in a Lifetime
1999
as Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999
MovieFamily of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999
as Ben Fein
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Victor Musto
MovieStranger in My Home
1997
as Ned Covington
MovieBreach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997
as Ben Fein
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Nick
MovieShe Woke Up Pregnant
1996
as Dr. Roger Nolton
MovieDouble Jeopardy
1996
as John Dubroski
MovieYoung at Heart
1995
as Mike
MovieThe Disappearance of Vonnie
1994
as Ron Rickman
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Zack Bennett
MovieTerror in the Night
1994
as Lonnie
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Det. Tanis Archer
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Sonny Tantero
MovieThe Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
as Michael Carlin
MovieThe Operation
1990
as Dr. Ed Betters
MovieWhisper Kill
1988
as Dan Walker
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
as Jake Styles
MovieRoses Are for the Rich
1987
as Lloyd Murphy
TVRoses Are for the Rich
1987
as Lloyd Murphy
MovieBlood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
as Edward Moran
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
as Robert McCay
TVMatlock
1986
as Paul Baron
MovieRichard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
as Self
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
MovieThe NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
TVRiptide
1984
as Nick Ryder
TVLottery!
1983
TVTucker's Witch
1982
TVMatt Houston
1982
as Eric Jason
TVT. J. Hooker
1982
as Miles Dickson
MovieS.O.B.
1981
as Officer Phil Buchwald
MovieBloody Birthday
1981
as Mr. Harding
MovieGangster Wars
1981
as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
TVThe Gangster Chronicles
1981
as Ben Siegel
TVFlamingo Road
1981
MovieLifepod
1981
as Simmons
MovieThe Gossip Columnist
1980
as Paul Cameron
TVParis
1979
TVArchie Bunker's Place
1979
MovieSamurai
1979
as Lee Cantrell
MovieThe Girls in the Office
1979
as Beau Galloway
TVVega$
1978
MovieDeathmoon
1978
as Rick Bladen
MovieOur Winning Season
1978
as Dean Berger
TVForever Fernwood
1977
TVLou Grant
1977
TVCHiPs
1977
as Officer Brent Delaney
Delta County, USA
1977
as Joe Ed
TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
