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Joe Penny
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.
As actor
Betrayed at 17
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Reign of the Gargoyles
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
The Red Phone: Checkmate
The Little Unicorn
Two Against Time
The Red Phone: Manhunt
The Prophet's Game
Jack of Hearts
BitterSweet
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Stranger in My Home
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
She Woke Up Pregnant
Double Jeopardy
Young at Heart
The Disappearance of Vonnie
Terror in the Night
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
The Operation
Whisper Kill
Roses Are for the Rich