Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 24, 1956 (age 70)
Place of Birth
London, England
Also Known As
- جو پنی
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 - Movies
S.O.B.
as Officer Phil Buchwald
Bloody Birthday
as Mr. Harding
The Operation
as Dr. Ed Betters
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Frank Darnell
Gangster Wars
as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
as Robert McCay
The Prophet's Game
as Walter Motter
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Michael Carlin
The Red Phone: Checkmate
as Darrow
Known For - TV Shows
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jack Oakley
CSI: Miami
as Travis Drake
The Sopranos
as Victor Musto
Diagnosis: Murder
as Det. Tanis Archer
Cold Case
as Hank Butler
Touched by an Angel
as Zack Bennett
T. J. Hooker
as Miles Dickson
The Twilight Zone
Matlock
as Paul Baron
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Sonny Tantero