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

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Jack Oakley

The Sopranos

Victor Musto

CSI: Miami

Diagnosis: Murder

Det. Tanis Archer

Cold Case

Hank Butler

The Twilight Zone

Lou Grant

Walker, Texas Ranger

Sonny Tantero

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2011	Betrayed at 17	John Taylor
2008	Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder	Frank Darnell
2007	Reign of the Gargoyles	Gus
2007	Jane Doe: Ties That Bind	Frank Darnell
2007	Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss	Frank Darnell
2006	Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well	Frank Darnell
2006	Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall	Frank Darnell
2005	Jane Doe: Vanishing Act	Frank Darnell
2005	Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't	Frank Darnell
2005	Jane Doe: The Wrong Face	Frank Darnell
2005	Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part	Frank Darnell
2004	The Red Phone: Checkmate	Darrow
2002	The Little Unicorn	Tiny
2002	Two Against Time	George Tomich
2001	The Red Phone: Manhunt	Jack Darrow
2000	The Prophet's Game	Walter Motter
2000	Jack of Hearts	Arden Cook
1999	BitterSweet	Carl Peckato
1999	Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion	Ben Fein
1997	Stranger in My Home	Ned Covington
1997	Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II	Ben Fein
1996	She Woke Up Pregnant	Dr. Roger Nolton
1996	Double Jeopardy	John Dubroski
1995	Young at Heart	Mike
1994	The Disappearance of Vonnie	Ron Rickman
1994	Terror in the Night	Lonnie
1992	The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story	Michael Carlin
1990	The Operation	Dr. Ed Betters
1988	Whisper Kill	Dan Walker
1987	Roses Are for the Rich	Lloyd Murphy
1987	Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife	Edward Moran
1986	Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star	Robert McCay
1985	Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain	Self
1981	Bloody Birthday	Mr. Harding
1981	S.O.B.	Officer Phil Buchwald
1981	Gangster Wars	Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
1981	Lifepod	Simmons
1980	The Gossip Columnist	Paul Cameron
1979	Samurai	Lee Cantrell
1979	The Girls in the Office	Beau Galloway
1978	Our Winning Season	Dean Berger
1978	Deathmoon	Rick Bladen
1977	Delta County, USA	Joe Ed

Year	TV Show	Role
2005	Threshold
2003	Cold Case	Hank Butler
2002	Boomtown	Les Van Buren
2002	CSI: Miami
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jack Oakley
1999	Twice in a Lifetime	Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
1999	Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999	The Sopranos	Victor Musto
1996	7th Heaven	Nick
1994	Touched by an Angel	Zack Bennett
1993	Walker, Texas Ranger	Sonny Tantero
1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Det. Tanis Archer
1987	Jake and the Fatman	Jake Styles
1986	Matlock	Paul Baron
1985	The Twilight Zone
1984	Riptide	Nick Ryder
1983	Lottery!
1982	T. J. Hooker	Miles Dickson
1982	Tucker's Witch
1982	Matt Houston	Eric Jason
1981	Flamingo Road
1981	The Gangster Chronicles	Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
1979	Archie Bunker's Place
1979	Paris
1978	Vega$
1977	Lou Grant
1977	CHiPs	Officer Brent Delaney
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977	Forever Fernwood