Joe Penny
Biography
Joe Penny is an English-born American actor. He was born on June 24, 1956, in London, England. Penny has appeared in numerous TV films and television series, including roles on Riptide and Jake and the Fatman. He has also made many guest appearances on television shows. His acting credits include over 70 known roles. Penny is known for his work in the entertainment industry, with a content score of 100.
Career overview
Joe Penny is an English-born American actor. He began his acting career with a minor role on the television series Forever Fernwood in 1977. Penny has since appeared in numerous TV films and television series. He has also made many guest appearances on television shows.
Penny is 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. He has had major roles on these series and has also appeared in other notable 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, and The Ga.
Throughout his career, Joe Penny has accumulated 74 known credits. He was born on June 24, 1956, in London, England.
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- Betrayed at 17 (2011) as John Taylor
- Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (2008) as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007) as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss (2007) as Frank Darnell
- Reign of the Gargoyles (2007) as Gus
- Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (2006) as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well (2006) as Frank Darnell
- Threshold (2005)
- Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (2005) as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (2005) as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005) as Frank Darnell
- Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (2005) as Frank Darnell
- The Red Phone: Checkmate (2004) as Darrow
- Cold Case (2003) as Hank Butler
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Travis Drake
- Boomtown (2002) as Les Van Buren
- Two Against Time (2002) as George Tomich
- The Little Unicorn (2002) as Tiny
- The Red Phone: Manhunt (2001) as Jack Darrow
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Jack Oakley
- The Prophet's Game (2000) as Walter Motter
- Jack of Hearts (2000) as Arden Cook
- The Sopranos (1999) as Victor Musto
- Twice in a Lifetime (1999) as Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
- Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (1999) as Ben Fein
- Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
- BitterSweet (1999) as Carl Peckato
- Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997) as Ben Fein
- Stranger in My Home (1997) as Ned Covington
- 7th Heaven (1996) as Nick
- Double Jeopardy (1996) as John Dubroski
- She Woke Up Pregnant (1996) as Dr. Roger Nolton
- Young at Heart (1995) as Mike
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Zack Bennett
- The Disappearance of Vonnie (1994) as Ron Rickman
- Terror in the Night (1994) as Lonnie
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as Det. Tanis Archer
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Sonny Tantero
- The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992) as Michael Carlin
- The Operation (1990) as Dr. Ed Betters
- Whisper Kill (1988) as Dan Walker
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Jake Styles
- Roses Are for the Rich (1987) as Lloyd Murphy
- Roses Are for the Rich (1987) as Lloyd Murphy
- Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987) as Edward Moran
- Matlock (1986) as Paul Baron
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986) as Robert McCay
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
- The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
- Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain (1985) as Self
- Riptide (1984) as Nick Ryder
- Lottery! (1983)
- T. J. Hooker (1982) as Miles Dickson
- Matt Houston (1982) as Eric Jason
- Tucker's Witch (1982)
- Flamingo Road (1981)
- Bloody Birthday (1981) as Mr. Harding
- The Gangster Chronicles (1981) as Ben Siegel
- Lifepod (1981) as Simmons
- S.O.B. (1981) as Officer Phil Buchwald
- Gangster Wars (1981) as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
- The Gossip Columnist (1980) as Paul Cameron
- Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
- Paris (1979)
- Samurai (1979) as Lee Cantrell
- The Girls in the Office (1979) as Beau Galloway
- Vega$ (1978)
- Deathmoon (1978) as Rick Bladen
- Our Winning Season (1978) as Dean Berger
- Lou Grant (1977)
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
- CHiPs (1977) as Officer Brent Delaney
- Forever Fernwood (1977)
- Delta County, USA (1977) as Joe Ed