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Joe Penny

Joe Penny

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1956-06-24

Birth Place

London, England

Movies and TV shows :

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7th Heaven

1996

6.4

TV
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Archie Bunker's Place

1979

6.5

TV
Betrayed at 17

Betrayed at 17

2011

5.9

Movie
BitterSweet

BitterSweet

1999

3.9

Movie
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

1987

7.3

Movie
Bloody Birthday

Bloody Birthday

1981

5.9

Movie
poster

Boomtown

2002

6.5

TV
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

1997

6.7

Movie
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Chicken Soup for the Soul

1999

2.0

TV
poster

CHiPs

1977

6.8

TV
poster

Cold Case

2003

7.8

TV
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
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CSI: Miami

2002

7.7

TV
Deathmoon

Deathmoon

1978

5.5

Movie
Delta County, USA

Delta County, USA

1977

0.0

Movie
poster

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

7.1

TV
Double Jeopardy

Double Jeopardy

1996

5.7

Movie
Family of Cops III

Family of Cops III

1999

6.6

Movie
poster

Flamingo Road

1981

6.0

TV
poster

Forever Fernwood

1977

5.0

TV
Gangster Wars

Gangster Wars

1981

7.5

Movie
Jack of Hearts

Jack of Hearts

2000

1.5

Movie
poster

Jake and the Fatman

1987

5.9

TV
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

2008

6.9

Movie
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

2007

6.1

Movie
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

2005

5.9

Movie
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006

6.5

Movie
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

2005

6.3

Movie
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

2007

5.7

Movie
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

2005

5.9

Movie
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

2005

5.5

Movie
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

2006

6.6

Movie
Lifepod

Lifepod

1981

5.4

Movie
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Lottery!

1983

5.5

TV
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Lou Grant

1977

7.2

TV
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Matlock

1986

7.2

TV
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Matt Houston

1982

6.2

TV
Our Winning Season

Our Winning Season

1978

4.4

Movie
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Paris

1979

5.0

TV
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

1986

6.9

Movie
Reign of the Gargoyles

Reign of the Gargoyles

2007

5.9

Movie
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

1985

7.0

Movie
poster

Riptide

1984

6.8

TV
Roses Are for the Rich

Roses Are for the Rich

1987

6.0

Movie
S.O.B.

S.O.B.

1981

5.9

Movie
Samurai

Samurai

1979

0.0

Movie
She Woke Up Pregnant

She Woke Up Pregnant

1996

6.2

Movie
Stranger in My Home

Stranger in My Home

1997

6.5

Movie
poster

T. J. Hooker

1982

6.3

TV
Terror in the Night

Terror in the Night

1994

5.0

Movie
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

1992

3.8

Movie
The Disappearance of Vonnie

The Disappearance of Vonnie

1994

6.0

Movie
poster

The Gangster Chronicles

1981

6.2

TV
The Girls in the Office

The Girls in the Office

1979

2.0

Movie
The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980

7.5

Movie
poster

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

7.0

TV
The Little Unicorn

The Little Unicorn

2002

2.2

Movie
The Operation

The Operation

1990

3.0

Movie
The Prophet's Game

The Prophet's Game

2000

4.6

Movie
The Red Phone: Checkmate

The Red Phone: Checkmate

2004

5.5

Movie
The Red Phone: Manhunt

The Red Phone: Manhunt

2001

4.2

Movie
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The Sopranos

1999

8.7

TV
poster

The Twilight Zone

1985

7.7

TV
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Threshold

2005

7.0

TV
poster

Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
poster

Tucker's Witch

1982

4.0

TV
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Twice in a Lifetime

1999

5.5

TV
Two Against Time

Two Against Time

2002

5.0

Movie
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Vega$

1978

7.0

TV
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Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

7.0

TV
Whisper Kill

Whisper Kill

1988

7.0

Movie
Young at Heart

Young at Heart

1995

0.0

Movie