Occupation Actor Height 1.83 m | Role Actor Name Joe Penny | |
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Full Name Joseph Edward Penny Jr. Movies and TV shows Similar People Perry King, Thom Bray, William Conrad, Dean Hargrove, Brendan Penny | ||
Joseph Edward Penny Jr. (born 24 June 1956) is an English-born American actor best known for his roles as Nick Ryder on the detective series Riptide from 1984–86, and as Jake Styles in the CBS television series Jake and the Fatman from 1987–92.
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Joe Penny
Early life
Penny was born in Uxbridge, London to an American father and an Italian mother. He was brought up in Marietta, Georgia. After his parents divorced, he moved to California with his mother. He attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, where he played football and basketball.
Career
Starting with a minor role on Forever Fernwood in 1977, Penny has appeared in numerous TV films and television series, including in 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, 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
Actor
2016
The Last Night Inn as
Sam
2011
Betrayed at 17 (TV Movie) as
John Taylor
2009
Cold Case (TV Series) as
Hank Butler
- Metamorphosis (2010) - Hank Butler
- Into the Blue (2009) - Hank Butler
- The Long Blue Line (2009) - Hank Butler
2008
CSI: Miami (TV Series) as
Travis Drake
- Wrecking Crew (2008) - Travis Drake
2008
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10827 (2008) - Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10826 (2008) - Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10822 (2008) - Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10821 (2008) - Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10819 (2008) - Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10818 (2008) - Martino Vitali
2008
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (TV Movie) as
Frank Darnell
2007
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as
Jack Oakley
- The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix (2007) - Jack Oakley
2007
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss (Video) as
Frank Darnell
2007
Reign of the Gargoyles (TV Movie) as
Gus
2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (TV Movie) as
Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (TV Movie) as
Frank Darnell
2006
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well (TV Movie) as
Frank Darnell
2005
Threshold (TV Series) as
Robert Sprague
- Shock (2005) - Robert Sprague
2005
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (TV Movie) as
Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (TV Movie) as
Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (TV Movie) as
Frank Darnell
2005
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (TV Movie) as
Frank Darnell
2003
7th Heaven (TV Series) as
Nick
- Baggage (2003) - Nick
2003
Red Phone 2 (TV Movie) as
Darrow
2002
The Red Phone: Manhunt (TV Movie) as
Jack Darrow
2002
Boomtown (TV Series) as
Les Van Buren
- Insured by Smith & Wesson (2002) - Les Van Buren
2002
Two Against Time (TV Movie) as
George Tomich
2001
Scope (TV Series) as
Host
2001
The Little Unicorn as
Tiny
2000
Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV Series) as
David
- The Surprise (2000) - David
2000
The Sopranos (TV Series) as
Victor Musto
- The Knight in White Satin Armor (2000) - Victor Musto
- Bust-Out (2000) - Victor Musto
2000
The Prophet's Game as
Walter Motter
1999
Jack of Hearts as
Arden Cook
1999
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) as
Sonny Tantero
- Suspicious Minds (1999) - Sonny Tantero
1999
Twice in a Lifetime (TV Series) as
Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
- Blood Brothers (1999) - Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
1999
BitterSweet (Video) as
Carl Peckato
1999
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (TV Movie) as
Ben Fein
1998
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) as
Det. Reggie Ackroyd
- The Last Resort (1998) - Det. Reggie Ackroyd
1997
Stranger in My Home (TV Movie) as
Ned Covington
1997
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (TV Movie) as
Ben Fein
1996
She Woke Up Pregnant (TV Movie) as
Dr. Roger Nolton
1996
Double Jeopardy (TV Movie) as
John Dubroski
1995
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) as
Zack Bennett
- Trust (1995) - Zack Bennett
1995
Young at Heart (TV Movie) as
Mike
1994
The Disappearance of Vonnie (TV Movie) as
Ron Rickman
1994
Terror in the Night (TV Movie) as
Lonnie
1992
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (TV Movie) as
Michael Carlin
1987
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) as
Jake Styles
- Mickey Daytona (1992) - Jake Styles
- Nightmare (1992) - Jake Styles
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1992) - Jake Styles
- All Through the Night (1992) - Jake Styles
- I Can't Believe I'm Losing You (1992) - Jake Styles
- Pennies from Heaven (1992) - Jake Styles
- There'll Be Some Changes Made (1992) - Jake Styles
- You'll Never Know (1992) - Jake Styles
- Stormy Weather: Part 2 (1992) - Jake Styles
- Stormy Weather: Part 1 (1992) - Jake Styles
- Just You, Just Me (1992) - Jake Styles
- Since I Fell for You (1992) - Jake Styles
- Come Closer to Me (1992) - Jake Styles
- Last Dance (1992) - Jake Styles
- Come Along with Me (1991) - Jake Styles
- Every Time We Say Goodbye (1991) - Jake Styles
- Two Different Worlds (1991) - Jake Styles
- I Could Write a Book (1991) - Jake Styles
- I'll Never Be the Same (1991) - Jake Styles
- Street of Dreams (1991) - Jake Styles
- Where or When: Part 2 (1991) - Jake Styles
- Where or When: Part 1 (1991) - Jake Styles
- Nevertheless (1991) - Jake Styles
- It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (1991) - Jake Styles
- We'll Meet Again (1991) - Jake Styles
- I'd Do Anything (1991) - Jake Styles
- Second Time Around (1991) - Jake Styles
- It Never Entered My Mind (1991) - Jake Styles
- You Don't Know Me (1991) - Jake Styles
- I Cover the Waterfront (1991) - Jake Styles
- Pretty Baby (1991) - Jake Styles
- I'm Gonna Live Till I Die (1991) - Jake Styles
- Daddy's Home (1991) - Jake Styles
- I May Be Wrong (1991) - Jake Styles
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (1991) - Jake Styles
- I Know That You Know (1990) - Jake Styles
- Goodbye (1990) - Jake Styles
- Night and Day (1990) - Jake Styles
- More Than You Know (1990) - Jake Styles
- My Boy Bill (1990) - Jake Styles
- Only You (1990) - Jake Styles
- 'Round Midnight (1990) - Jake Styles
- Exactly Like You (1990) - Jake Styles
- The Tender Trap (1990) - Jake Styles
- God Bless the Child (1990) - Jake Styles
- Chinatown, My Chinatown (1990) - Jake Styles
- Danny Boy (1990) - Jake Styles
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1990) - Jake Styles
- You Took Advantage of Me (1990) - Jake Styles
- You're Driving Me Crazy (1990) - Jake Styles
- If I Didn't Care (1990) - Jake Styles
- Put Your Dreams Away (1990) - Jake Styles
- I Ain't Got No Body (1990) - Jake Styles
- By Myself (1990) - Jake Styles
- My Buddy (1990) - Jake Styles
- I'll Dance at Your Wedding (1990) - Jake Styles
- Who's Sorry Now? (1990) - Jake Styles
- One More for the Road (1990) - Jake Styles
- You Turned the Tables on Me (1990) - Jake Styles
- In the Still of the Night (1990) - Jake Styles
- What Child Is This? (1989) - Jake Styles
- Long Ago and Far Away (1989) - Jake Styles
- My Shining Hour (1989) - Jake Styles
- Sweet Leilani (1989) - Jake Styles
- Out of Nowhere (1989) - Jake Styles
- It All Depends on You (1989) - Jake Styles
- Dancing in the Dark (1989) - Jake Styles
- The Way You Look Tonight (1989) - Jake Styles
- Easy to Love (1989) - Jake Styles
- The Lady in Red (1989) - Jake Styles
- I Only Have Eyes for You (1989) - Jake Styles
- Snowfall (1989) - Jake Styles
- Side by Side (1989) - Jake Styles
- They Can't Take That Away from Me (1989) - Jake Styles
- Someone to Watch Over Me (1989) - Jake Styles
- It Ain't Necessarily So (1989) - Jake Styles
- Poor Butterfly (1989) - Jake Styles
- Why Can't You Behave? (1989) - Jake Styles
- Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (1989) - Jake Styles
- I'll Never Smile Again (1989) - Jake Styles
- Wish You Were Here (1989) - Jake Styles
- Rhapsody in Blue (1988) - Jake Styles
- I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan (1988) - Jake Styles
- How Long Has This Been Going On? (1988) - Jake Styles
- Blues in the Night (1988) - Jake Styles
- Babyface (1988) - Jake Styles
- I'll Be Seeing You (1988) - Jake Styles
- Lady Be Good (1988) - Jake Styles
- What Is This Thing Called Love? (1988) - Jake Styles
- But Not for Me (1988) - Jake Styles
- It Had to Be You (1988) - Jake Styles
- After You've Gone (1988) - Jake Styles
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1987) - Jake Styles
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (1987) - Jake Styles
- Love Me or Leave Me (1987) - Jake Styles
- The Man I Love (1987) - Jake Styles
- Body and Soul (1987) - Jake Styles
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1987) - Jake Styles
- Love for Sale (1987) - Jake Styles
- The Man That Got Away (1987) - Jake Styles
- Laura (1987) - Jake Styles
- Fatal Attraction (1987) - Jake Styles
- Happy Days Are Here Again (1987) - Jake Styles
1986
Matlock (TV Series) as
Paul Baron
- The Kidnapper (1990) - Paul Baron (uncredited)
- The Don: Part 2 (1986) - Paul Baron
- The Don: Part 1 (1986) - Paul Baron
1990
The Operation (TV Movie) as
Dr. Ed Betters
1988
Whisper Kill (TV Movie) as
Dan Walker
1987
Roses Are for the Rich (TV Movie) as
Lloyd Murphy
1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (TV Movie) as
Edward Moran
1986
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Ricky Frost
- The Convict's Piano (1986) - Ricky Frost
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (TV Movie) as
Robert McCay
1984
Riptide (TV Series) as
Nick Ryder
- Echoes (1986) - Nick Ryder
- If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em (1986) - Nick Ryder
- Chapel of Glass (1986) - Nick Ryder
- Dead Men Don't Floss (1986) - Nick Ryder
- The Play's the Thing (1986) - Nick Ryder
- Playing Hardball (1986) - Nick Ryder
- The Pirate and the Princess (1986) - Nick Ryder
- Smiles We Left Behind (1986) - Nick Ryder
- The Frankie Kahana Show (1986) - Nick Ryder
- The Wedding Bell Blues (1986) - Nick Ryder
- A Matter of Policy (1986) - Nick Ryder
- Lady Killer (1986) - Nick Ryder
- Home for Christmas (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Requiem for Icarus (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Robin and Marian (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Still Goin' Steady (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Who Really Watches the Sunset? (1985) - Nick Ryder
- The Bargain Department (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Does Not Compute (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Thirty-Six Hours 'til Dawn (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Wipe Out (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Harmony and Grits (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Arrivederci, Baby (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Fuzzy Vision (1985) - Nick Ryder
- The Twisted Cross (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Polly Want an Explanation (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Girls Night Out (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Oil Bets Are Off (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Boz Busters (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Curse of the Mary Aberdeen (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Baxter and Boz (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Prisoner of War (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Gams People Play (1985) - Nick Ryder
- Catch a Fallen Star (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Peter Pan Is Alive and Well (1984) - Nick Ryder
- It's a Vial Sort of Business (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Be True to Your School (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Father's Day (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Beat the Box (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Mirage (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Catch of the Day (1984) - Nick Ryder
- The Orange Grove (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Where the Girls Are (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Something Fishy (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Raiders of the Lost Sub (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Double Your Pleasure (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Long Distance Daddy (1984) - Nick Ryder
- #1 with a Bullet (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Four-Eyes (1984) - Nick Ryder
- The Hardcase (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Diamonds Are for Never (1984) - Nick Ryder
- The Mean Green Love Machine (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Hatchet Job (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Conflict of Interest (1984) - Nick Ryder
- Pilot (1984) - Nick Ryder
1983
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) as
Miles Dickson
- The Cheerleader Murder (1983) - Miles Dickson
1983
Matt Houston (TV Series) as
Eric Jason
- The Centerfold Murders (1983) - Eric Jason
1983
Lottery! (TV Series) as
Doug Matson
- Denver: Following Through (1983) - Doug Matson
1983
Savage in the Orient (TV Movie) as
Peter Savage
1983
Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) as
Rick Baxter
- I'm Torn Here (1983) - Rick Baxter
1983
Tucker's Witch (TV Series) as
Justin St. Peter
- Dye Job (1983) - Justin St. Peter
1981
Lifepod as
Simmons
1981
The Gangster Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- An American Story - Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
1981
Gangster Wars as
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
1981
S.O.B. as
Officer Phil Buchwald
1981
Bloody Birthday as
Mr. Harding
1981
Vega$ (TV Series) as
Nickie Andreas
- The Andreas Addiction (1981) - Nickie Andreas
1981
Flamingo Road (TV Series) as
Nick Walker
- The Hostages: Part 2 (1981) - Nick Walker
- The Hostages: Part 1 (1981) - Nick Walker
1980
The Gossip Columnist (TV Movie) as
Paul Cameron
1980
Paris (TV Series) as
Mike Fitz
- Fitz's Boys (1980) - Mike Fitz
1979
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Dave Tynan
- Cop (1979) - Dave Tynan
1979
Samurai (TV Movie) as
Lee Cantrell
1979
The Girls in the Office (TV Movie) as
Beau Galloway
1978
Mother, Juggs & Speed (TV Movie) as
Speed
1978
Deathmoon (TV Movie) as
Rick Bladen
1978
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Officer Brent Delaney
- Flashback! (1978) - Officer Brent Delaney
1978
Our Winning Season as
Dean Berger
1977
Forever Fernwood (TV Series) as
Sal DiVito
1977
Delta County, U.S.A. (TV Movie) as
Joe Ed
1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as
Brandon
- The Mystery of Pirate's Cove (1977) - Brandon
Soundtrack
1984
Riptide (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- Something Fishy (1984) - (performer: "Glad All Over" - uncredited)
- Four-Eyes (1984) - (performer: "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" - uncredited)
Self
2010
Whatever Happened To? (TV Series) as
Self
- Private Eyes (2010) - Self
1999
Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary) as
Self / Narrator
- Lisa Hartman-Black (2001) - Self
- Loni Anderson (1999) - Narrator (voice)
1992
Vicki! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.25 (1992) - Self
1990
The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest / Self
- Episode #5.2 (1992) - Self - Guest
- Episode dated 5 July 1990 (1990) - Self
1992
What About Me? I'm Only 3! (TV Movie) as
Self
1991
Ford Super Model of the World 1991 (TV Special) as
Self - Host
1991
One on One with John Tesh (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.63 (1991) - Self
1991
The Chuck Woolery Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.37 (1991) - Self
1985
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Guest
- Episode dated 26 December 1989 (1989) - Self
- Episode #24.106 (1985) - Self - Guest
- Episode #24.47 (1985) - Self
1989
The Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.60 (1989) - Self
- Episode #1.50 (1989) - Self
1988
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) as
Self
- The 1988 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1988) - Self
1988
An Evening at the Improv (TV Series) as
Self - Host
- Episode #3.12 (1988) - Self - Host
1987
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV Series) as
Self
- CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (1987) - Self
1986
Star's Table (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.11 (1986) - Self
1986
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 28 February 1986 (1986) - Self
1985
The Richard Lewis 'I'm in Pain' Concert (TV Special documentary) as
Self - Witness
1985
The NBC All Star Hour (TV Special) as
Self
1985
Our Time (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Self
1985
Today (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 16 May 1985 (1985) - Self
1985
Hour Magazine (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 3 April 1985 (1985) - Self
Archive Footage
2004
The Best TV Shows That Never Were (TV Special documentary) as
Lee Cantrell
1996
The Greatest Show You Never Saw (TV Special documentary) as
Lee Cantrell
References
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