69
Years
44
Movies
30
TV Shows
6.9
Rating
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$, Matt Houston, Lou Grant, CHiPs, Flamingo Road, The Sopranos, Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock, Walker, Texas Ranger, Archie Bunker's Place, 7th Heaven, Tucker's Witch, Boomtown, The Gangster Chronicles, and CSI. In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the mystery series Jane Doe on the Hallmark Channel.
69
Years Old
44
Movies
30
TV Shows
6.9
Avg Rating
Joseph Edward Penny Jr. is an English-born American actor best known for his roles as Nick Ryder on the detective series Riptide from 1984 to 1986, and as Jake Styles in the television series Jake and the Fatman from 1987 to 1992. Starting with a minor role on Forever Fernwood in 1977, Penny has appeared in numerous TV films and television series, including major roles on Riptide and Jake and the Fatman. He has also made many guest appearances on television shows, including Touched by an Angel, T. J. Hooker, Vega$, 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.
2002
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$, Matt Houston, Lou Grant, CHiPs, Flamingo Road, The Sopranos, Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock, Walker, Texas Ranger, Archie Bunker's Place, 7th Heaven, Tucker's Witch, Boomtown, The Gangster Chronicles, and CSI. In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the mystery series Jane Doe on the Hallmark Channel.
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 24, 1956
Birthplace
London, England
Also Known As
Betrayed at 17
2011
BitterSweet
1999
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
Stranger in My Home
1997
Gangster Wars
1981
Terror in the Night
1994
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
Reign of the Gargoyles
2007
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
Double Jeopardy
1996
Young at Heart
1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
S.O.B.
1981
Deathmoon
1978
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
The Girls in the Office
1979
Bloody Birthday
1981
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
+ 24 more movies
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Sopranos
1999
CSI: Miami
2002
Cold Case
2003
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Matlock
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Touched by an Angel
1994
Riptide
1984
T. J. Hooker
1982
7th Heaven
1996
Lou Grant
1977
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Vega$
1978
Matt Houston
1982
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
CHiPs
1977
Threshold
2005
Boomtown
2002
+ 10 more TV shows
