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 ap ... peared 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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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Jake and the Fatman
as Jake Styles
Episodes: 106
First Aired: Sep 26, 1987
Riptide
as Nick Ryder
Episodes: 57
First Aired: Jan 03, 1984
The Gangster Chronicles
as Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Feb 12, 1981
Matlock
as Paul Baron
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 03, 1986
Cold Case
as Hank Butler
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 28, 2003
The Sopranos
as Victor Musto
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 10, 1999
CHiPs
as Officer Brent Delaney
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1977
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jack Oakley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 2000
T. J. Hooker
as Miles Dickson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 13, 1982
Boomtown
as Les Van Buren
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 2002
Touched by an Angel
as Zack Bennett
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1994
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Sonny Tantero
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 21, 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
as Det. Tanis Archer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1993
7th Heaven
as Nick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 26, 1996
Twice in a Lifetime
as Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 25, 1999
Matt Houston
as Eric Jason
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1982
Forever Fernwood
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Oct 03, 1977
Lou Grant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1977
Threshold
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 2005
CSI: Miami
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2002
The Twilight Zone
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1985
Flamingo Road
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 06, 1981
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 1977
Archie Bunker's Place
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1979
Tucker's Witch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 1982
Vega$
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1978
Lottery!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 1983
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 24, 1999
Paris
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1979
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