Joe Penny

Joseph Edward Penny Jr. (born June 24, 1956) is an American actor best known for his roles as Nick Ryder on Riptide from 1984 to 1986, and as Jake Styles in Jake and the Fatman from 1987 to 1992.

Early life Penny was born in Uxbridge, England to an American father, Joseph Edward Penny Sr., and an Italian mother, Anne Teresa Rita Cox. He was brought up in Marietta, Georgia. After his parents divorced, he moved to California with his mother. He attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, where he played football and basketball. In 2005, he supported Lea Thompson in the Jane Doe films for the Hallmark Channel.

Filmography Feature films Year Title Role Notes 1978 Our Winning Season Dean Berger 1981 Bloody Birthday Mr. Harding 1981 S.O.B. Officer Phil Buchwald 1981 Gangster Wars Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel 1981 Lifepod G.W. Simmons 1999 BitterSweet Carl Peckato Direct-to-video 1999 Jack of Hearts Arden Cook 2000 The Prophet's Game Walter Motter 2001 The Little Unicorn Tiny Direct-to-video 2016 The Last Night Inn Sam

Television films Year Title Role Notes 1977 Delta County, U.S.A. Joe Ed 1978 Deathmoon Rick Bladen 1979 The Girls in the Office Beau Galloway 1980 The Gossip Columnist Paul Cameron 1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star Robert McCay 1987 Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife Edward Moran 1987 Roses Are for the Rich Lloyd Murphy 1988 A Whisper Kills Dan Walker 1990 The Operation Dr. Ed Betters 1992 The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story Michael Carlin 1994 Terror in the Night Lonnie Carter 1994 The Disappearance of Vonnie Ron Rickman 1995 Young at Heart Michael Garaventi 1996 Double Jeopardy John Dubroski 1996 She Woke Up Pregnant Dr. Roger Nolton 1997 Family of Cops II Ben Fein 1997 Stranger in My Home Ned Covington 1999 Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion Ben Fein 2002 Two Against Time George Tomich 2002 The Red Phone: Manhunt Jack Darrow 2003 The Red Phone: Checkmate Jack Darrow 2005 Vanishing Act Frank Darnell Jane Doe film series 2005 Now You See It, Now You Don't Frank Darnell 2005 Til Death Do Us Part Frank Darnell 2005 The Wrong Face Frank Darnell 2006 Yes, I Remember It Well Frank Darnell 2006 The Harder They Fall Frank Darnell 2007 Ties That Bind Frank Darnell 2007 Reign of the Gargoyles Major John Gustafson 2007 How To Fire Your Boss Frank Darnell Jane Doe film series 2008 Eye of the Beholder Frank Darnell 2011 Betrayed at 17 John Taylor

Television series Year Title Role Notes 1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Brandon Episode: "The Mystery of Pirate's Cove" 1977 Forever Fernwood Sal DiVito 8 episodes 1978 CHiPs Officer Brent Delaney Episode: "Flashback!" 1978 Mother, Juggs & Speed Speed TV pilot episode 1979 Samurai Lee Cantrell TV pilot episode 1979 Lou Grant Dave Tynan Episode: "Cop" 1980 Paris Mike Fitz Episode: "Fitz's Boys" 1980 Homefront Rocco Spinelli TV pilot episode 1981 The Gangster Chronicles Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel 13 episodes 1981 Flamingo Road Nick Walker Episode: "The Hostages" (Parts 1 & 2) 1981 Vega$ Nickie Andreas Episode: "The Andreas Addiction" 1983 Tucker's Witch Justin St. Peter Episode: "Dye Job" 1983 Archie Bunker's Place Rick Baxter Episode: "I'm Torn Here" 1983 Savage: In the Orient Det. Peter Savage TV pilot episode 1983 Lottery! Douglas Matson Episode: "Denver: Following Through" 1983 Matt Houston Eric Jason Episode: "The Centerfold Murders" 1983 T.J. Hooker Miles Dickson Episode: "The Cheerleader Murder" 1984–1986 Riptide Nick Ryder 56 episodes 1986–1990 Matlock Paul Baron 3 episodes 1986 The Twilight Zone Ricky Frost Episode: "The Convict's Piano" 1987–1992 Jake and the Fatman Det. Jake Styles 106 episodes 1995 Touched by an Angel Zack Bennett Episode: "Trust" 1998 Diagnosis: Murder Det. Reggie Ackroyd Episode: "The Last Resort" 1999 Twice in a Lifetime Flash Jericho / David Lazarus Episode: "Blood Brothers" 1999 Walker, Texas Ranger Sonny Tantero Episode: "Suspicious Minds" 2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul David Episode: "The Surprise" 2000 The Sopranos Victor Musto 2 episodes 2002 Boomtown Les Van Buren Episode: "Insured by Smith & Wesson" 2003 7th Heaven Nick Episode: "Baggage" 2005 Threshold Robert Sprague Episode: "Shock" 2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jack Oakley Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix" 2008 Days of Our Lives Martino Vitali 6 episodes 2008 CSI: Miami Travis Drake Episode: "Wrecking Crew" 2009–2010 Cold Case Hank Butler 3 episodes