Actor
Joe Penny
Born 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.
Acting
The Sopranos
Victor Musto · 1999
CSI: Miami
Travis Drake · 2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jack Oakley · 2000
Cold Case
Hank Butler · 2003
Walker, Texas Ranger
Sonny Tantero · 1993
Touched by an Angel
Zack Bennett · 1994
Matlock
Paul Baron · 1986
7th Heaven
Nick · 1996
Diagnosis: Murder
Det. Tanis Archer · 1993
CHiPs
Officer Brent Delaney · 1977
Bloody Birthday
Mr. Harding · 1981
T. J. Hooker
Miles Dickson · 1982
Riptide
Nick Ryder · 1984
S.O.B.
Officer Phil Buchwald · 1981
Jake and the Fatman
Jake Styles · 1987
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Ben Fein · 1997
Delta County, USA
Joe Ed · 1977
Young at Heart
Mike · 1995
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Ben Fein · 1999
Matt Houston
Eric Jason · 1982
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Robert McCay · 1986
Boomtown
Les Van Buren · 2002
Samurai
Lee Cantrell · 1979
She Woke Up Pregnant
Dr. Roger Nolton · 1996