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Joe Penny

Actor

Joe Penny

Born June 24, 1956 in London, England 43 films

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.

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S.O.B. posterFirst watchS.O.B.19816.0as Officer Phil BuchwaldA movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.View film

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Bloody Birthday poster5.9Bloody Birthday1981

Filmography

43 films as actor
  1. 2011Betrayed at 17John Taylor
  2. 2008Jane Doe: Eye of the BeholderFrank Darnell
  3. 2007Jane Doe: How to Fire Your BossFrank Darnell
  4. 2007Reign of the GargoylesGus
  5. 2007Jane Doe: Ties That BindFrank Darnell
  6. 2006Jane Doe: The Harder They FallFrank Darnell
  7. 2006Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It WellFrank Darnell
  8. 2005Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceFrank Darnell
  9. 2005Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us PartFrank Darnell
  10. 2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tFrank Darnell
  11. 2005Jane Doe: Vanishing ActFrank Darnell
  12. 2004The Red Phone: CheckmateDarrow
  13. 2002The Little UnicornTiny
  14. 2002Two Against TimeGeorge Tomich
  15. 2001The Red Phone: ManhuntJack Darrow
  16. 2000Jack of HeartsArden Cook
  17. 2000The Prophet's GameWalter Motter
  18. 1999BitterSweetCarl Peckato
  19. 1999Family of Cops III: Under SuspicionBen Fein
  20. 1997Stranger in My HomeNed Covington
  21. 1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIBen Fein
  22. 1996She Woke Up PregnantDr. Roger Nolton
  23. 1996Double JeopardyJohn Dubroski
  24. 1995Young at HeartMike
  25. 1994The Disappearance of VonnieRon Rickman
  26. 1994Terror in the NightLonnie
  27. 1992The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus StoryMichael Carlin
  28. 1990The OperationEd Betters
  29. 1988Whisper KillDan Walker
  30. 1987Roses Are for the RichLloyd Murphy
  31. 1987Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia WifeEdward Moran
  32. 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting StarRobert McCay
  33. 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
  34. 1981S.O.B.Officer Phil Buchwald
  35. 1981Bloody BirthdayMr. Harding
  36. 1981Gangster WarsBenjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
  37. 1981LifepodSimmons
  38. 1980The Gossip ColumnistPaul Cameron
  39. 1979SamuraiLee Cantrell
  40. 1979The Girls in the OfficeBeau Galloway
  41. 1978DeathmoonRick Bladen
  42. 1978Our Winning SeasonDean Berger
  43. 1977Delta County, USAJoe Ed