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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-06-24 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England

Also Known As

جو پنی

Joe Penny

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Young at Heart

1995

Young at Heart

as

Mike

Our Winning Season

1978

Our Winning Season

as

Dean Berger

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

2005

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

as

Frank Darnell

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

2005

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

as

Frank Darnell

The Prophet's Game

2000

The Prophet's Game

as

Walter Motter

Bloody Birthday

1981

Bloody Birthday

as

Mr. Harding

Betrayed at 17

2011

Betrayed at 17

as

John Taylor

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

2007

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

as

Frank Darnell

BitterSweet

1999

BitterSweet

as

Carl Peckato

She Woke Up Pregnant

1996

She Woke Up Pregnant

as

Dr. Roger Nolton

Two Against Time

2002

Two Against Time

as

George Tomich

Jack of Hearts

2000

Jack of Hearts

as

Arden Cook

Roses Are for the Rich

1987

Roses Are for the Rich

as

Lloyd Murphy

S.O.B.

1981

S.O.B.

as

Officer Phil Buchwald

Stranger in My Home

1997

Stranger in My Home

as

Ned Covington

The Operation

1990

The Operation

as

Dr. Ed Betters

Double Jeopardy

1996

Double Jeopardy

as

John Dubroski

Samurai

1979

Samurai

as

Lee Cantrell

Gangster Wars

1981

Gangster Wars

as

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel

Lifepod

1981

Lifepod

as

Simmons

The Girls in the Office

1979

The Girls in the Office

as

Beau Galloway

Whisper Kill

1988

Whisper Kill

as

Dan Walker

The Gossip Columnist

1980

The Gossip Columnist

as

Paul Cameron

The Red Phone: Manhunt

2001

The Red Phone: Manhunt

as

Jack Darrow

Deathmoon

1978

Deathmoon

as

Rick Bladen

Delta County, USA

1977

Delta County, USA

as

Joe Ed

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Officer Brent Delaney

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as

Miles Dickson

Boomtown

Boomtown

as

Les Van Buren

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Zack Bennett

Matlock

Matlock

as

Paul Baron

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Hank Butler

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Sonny Tantero

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Det. Tanis Archer

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

as

Jake Styles

Riptide

Riptide

as

Nick Ryder

Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

as

Flash Jericho / David Lazarus

The Gangster Chronicles

The Gangster Chronicles

as

Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

as

Victor Musto

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

Eric Jason

Production

Crew

Directing