

Joe Penny
Acting
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.
The Filmography


Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

Reign of the Gargoyles

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

The Little Unicorn

Two Against Time

Jack of Hearts

The Prophet's Game

BitterSweet

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

Stranger in My Home

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
