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
Bloody Birthday
as Mr. Harding
S.O.B.
as Officer Phil Buchwald
BitterSweet
as Carl Peckato
Jack of Hearts
as Arden Cook
The Prophet's Game
as Walter Motter
Gangster Wars
as Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Deathmoon
as Rick Bladen
Roses Are for the Rich
as Lloyd Murphy
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
as Ben Fein
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
as Ben Fein
Known For - TV Shows
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jack Oakley
Cold Case
as Hank Butler
The Sopranos
as Victor Musto
CSI: Miami
as Travis Drake
Diagnosis: Murder
as Det. Tanis Archer
Matlock
as Paul Baron
Touched by an Angel
as Zack Bennett
T. J. Hooker
as Miles Dickson
The Twilight Zone
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Sonny Tantero