Acting
Joe Penny
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$, Matt Houston, Lou Grant, CHiPs, Flamingo Road, The Sopranos, Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock, Walker, Texas Ranger, Archie Bunker's Place, 7th Heaven, Tucker's Witch, Boomtown, The Gangster Chronicles, and CSI. In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the mystery series Jane Doe on the Hallmark Channel.
Titles
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Sopranos
1999
CSI: Miami
2002
Cold Case
2003
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
T. J. Hooker
1982
Touched by an Angel
1994
Matlock
1986
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Twilight Zone
1985
Lou Grant
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Matt Houston
1982
7th Heaven
1996
Vega$
1978
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Twice in a Lifetime
1999
Roses Are for the Rich
1987
Riptide
1984
CHiPs
1977
Boomtown
2002
Flamingo Road
1981
Threshold
2005
Lottery!
1983
Tucker's Witch
1982
Paris
1979
Forever Fernwood
1977
The Gangster Chronicles
1981
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
Bloody Birthday
1981
Deathmoon
1978
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
She Woke Up Pregnant
1996
The Prophet's Game
2000
Betrayed at 17
2011