Joe Penny
An image from Bloody Birthday, one of the productions that also features Joe Penny.
Joe Penny

Joe Penny

June 24, 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.

Bloody Birthday

Bloody Birthday

1981

Riptide

Riptide

1984

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

1987

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

1997

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

1999

Reign of the Gargoyles

Reign of the Gargoyles

2007

Betrayed at 17

Betrayed at 17

2011

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

1986