Joe Penny

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jun 24, 1956 (68 years old)

Joe Penny

Known For

Young at Heart
1h 36m
Movie 1995

Young at Heart

A matriarch of three generations born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, discovers that her recently-deceased husband has lost their bar and home to a gambling debt.

The Disappearance of Vonnie
1h 31m
Movie 1994

The Disappearance of Vonnie

Corrine Kaczmarek is seeking desperately for the truth in the case of the mysterious disappearance of her sister Vonnie.

Terror in the Night
1h 33m
Movie 1994

Terror in the Night

A fugitive killer posing as a policeman arrests two campers in the Arizona mountains.

The Operation
1h 40m
Movie 1990

The Operation

Duplicity reigns supreme as a doctor in a messy, emotional divorce from his wife, who is also his partner in a medical clinic, is suddenly slapped with a $7 million malpractice suit by a patient who claims he performed an unnecessary hysterectomy on her.

Jake and the Fatman
1h 0m
TV Show 1987

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.

Roses Are for the Rich
3h 2m
Movie 1987

Roses Are for the Rich

In a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and dedicates her life to destroying him, even at the cost of her own happiness. When her attempts at financial ruin fail, she manipulates Osborne into marriage by claiming she is carrying his child. After Osborne dies from cyanide poisoning, Autumn is arrested for his murder, but she professes her innocence.

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1h 33m
Movie 1987

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

A fashion designer marries a lawyer only to discover that his father is an imfamous mafia don.

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
0h 51m
Movie 1985

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

A live performance by "neurotic" stand-up comedian Richard Lewis. Includes tongue-in-cheek interviews with fellow comedians.

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.

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