Joe Penny
Birthday: Born in 1956-06-24 in London, England
Deathday: Alive
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.
TV Credits
Lou Grant
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The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff....
CHiPs
Character: Officer Brent Delaney
Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives....
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character: Jack Oakley
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery....
Threshold
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Threshold was a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and David Heyman, the series focuses on a secret government project investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial species....
T. J. Hooker
Character: Miles Dickson
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolling the streets and training recuits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker take on Lake City's toughest criminals....
Boomtown
Character: Les Van Buren
Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves....
CSI: Miami
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CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second....
Touched by an Angel
Character: Zack Bennett
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives....
Matlock
Character: Paul Baron
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dr...
The Twilight Zone
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This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy....
Cold Case
Character: Hank Butler
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can....
Flamingo Road
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Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of ...
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character: Sonny Tantero
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with ...
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as amateur sleuth brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, respectively, and Pamela Sue Martin as girl detective Nancy Drew. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries was unusual in that it often dealt with the characters individually, in an almost anthological style. That is, some episodes featured only the Hardy Boys and others only Nancy Drew....
Diagnosis: Murder
Character: Det. Tanis Archer
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders....
Archie Bunker's Place
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Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983. In its first season, the show performed so well that it knocked Mork & Mindy out of its new Sunday night time slot....
Jake and the Fatman
Character: Jake Styles
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....
Riptide
Character: Nick Ryder
The cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability....
7th Heaven
Character: Nick
Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and spouses that continually come and go in the Camden household....
Tucker's Witch
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Rick and Amanda Tucker own and operate their private detective agency in Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. Amanda's psychic powers become an asset in solving cases but also tend to get the spouses into various troubles....
Twice in a Lifetime
Character: Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in their lives and thus change them for the better....
Vega$
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Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike....
Lottery!
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Lottery! is an American drama series that premiered on ABC on September 9, 1983. The series aired for one season of 17 episodes and starred Ben Murphy as Patrick Sean Flaherty, and Marshall Colt as Eric Rush. Lottery! centered around ordinary people who have won the lottery--all of a sudden becoming millionaires--and how it changes their lives....
The Gangster Chronicles
Character: Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
The Gangster Chronicles is an NBC American television crime drama mini series starring Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Jon Polito, Louis Giambalvo and narrated by E.G. Marshall....
Paris
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Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of renowned actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and was created by Steven Bochco, who later achieved fame for Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, also served as executive producer. The program told the story of Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris, who supervised a team of young detectives. ...
The Sopranos
Character: Victor Musto
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisa...
Matt Houston
Character: Eric Jason
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling....
Movie Credits
Young at Heart
Character: Mike
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....
Reign of the Gargoyles
Character: Gus
During World War 2 a group of brave US Airmen are downed in Nazi controlled Europe, after their aircraft is attacked by Nazi-controlled mythological Gargoyles....
Our Winning Season
Character: Dean Berger
This teen drama follows high-school senior David Wakefield, a talented runner who is set on leading his track-and-field team to victory. As David continues to hone his running skills, he carries on a romance with his pretty sweetheart, Alice Baker, and struggles with other issues that come with the transition to adulthood. Also factoring into David's life is the Vietnam War, with the draft fully underway and young men being regularly called into service....
The Little Unicorn
Character: Tiny
After her favorite mare dies while giving birth on her grandfather's farm, Polly's spirits are lifted when she discovers that the foal is a magical baby unicorn. The secret spreads throughout the village, and troublemakers finagle to steal the unicorn for their own gains....
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Character: Frank Darnell
When it comes to crime solving, nobody does it better than Jane Doe....
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Character: Frank Darnell
The Declaration Of Independence is stolen while on display in a Los Angeles Bank. The NSA with the assistance of a puzzle slover Code Name Jane Doe becomes involved and solves the mystery....
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Character: Frank Darnell
Cathy Davis, one the smartest government agents in the country is urged out of retirement to crack the case of a missing computer file....
The Prophet's Game
Character: Walter Motter
Moving from city to city, The Prophet lures unsuspecting contestants into solving the riddles it supplies. If the contestants are wrong, somebody dies and somebody is famous....
Bloody Birthday
Character: Mr. Harding
In 1970, three children are born at the height of a total eclipse. Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn, which controls emotions, they have become heartless killers ten years later, and are able to escape detection because of their youthful and innocent facades. A boy and his teenage sister become endangered when they stumble onto the bloody truth....
Betrayed at 17
Character: John Taylor
A mother vows to get justice when her daughter's life is destroyed by a sex video that goes viral....
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Character: Frank Darnell
DNA evidence and camera footage places a corrupt CEO as the prime suspect in the murder of a company whistle-blower, but Jane Doe believes the real killer may be a twin sibling....
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Character: Frank Darnell
When a ruthless arms Kingpin stages an ingenious escape from prison, Jane Doe and Frank Darnell, NSA head, realize he's bent on a vengeance killin. Who the prospective victim is remains to be seen....
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Character: Frank Darnell
Jane Doe sets out to track down a killer who is targeting fellow CSA agents....
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Character: Frank Darnell
Jane Doe must solve the kidnapping of a famous mentalist who possesses the names of secret foreign agents....
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Character: Frank Darnell
Jane must get to the truth when a breakfast cereal magnate takes a tragic spill from his private yacht and drowns....
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Character: Frank Darnell
Cathy and Frank partner with a beautiful insurance investigator to recover a stolen masterpiece. Frank is smitten with her, even though it becomes more apparent she may be the mastermind behind the theft. Stars Lea Thompson, Joe Penny and Billy Moses....
BitterSweet
Character: Carl Peckato
A young co-ed who's just been release from prison for a crime she didn't commit plots her revenge against a former lover, who was the real culprit, with the help of a policeman....
She Woke Up Pregnant
Character: Dr. Roger Nolton
A sleazy dentist sexually assaults his patients while they are under heavy sedatives for dental surgery. One woman gets impregnated from such an incident and decides to fight back....
Two Against Time
Character: George Tomich
This film finds a mother and her teen daughter both being diagnosed with cancer. This discovery helps to overcome the longtime antagonistic relationship that the two have developed....
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Character: Michael Carlin
Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect him due to inconsistencies in his alibi, and no evidence points to anyone else....
Jack of Hearts
Character: Arden Cook
A cop looking for a chance to redeem himself comes up against a man who has built a fortune out of corruption....
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Character: Robert McCay
An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show's host, but the practical joke goes wrong when the gun turns out to contain a live round....
Roses Are for the Rich
Character: Lloyd Murphy
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....
S.O.B.
Character: Officer Phil Buchwald
A 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....
Stranger in My Home
Character: Ned Covington
A famous female lawyer suspects that her client, a homeless transient, may in fact be a brother she lost many years ago....
The Operation
Character: Dr. Ed Betters
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....
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Character: Self
A live performance by "neurotic" stand-up comedian Richard Lewis. Includes tongue-in-cheek interviews with fellow comedians....
The Disappearance of Vonnie
Character: Ron Rickman
Corrine Kaczmarek is seeking desperately for the truth in the case of the mysterious disappearance of her sister Vonnie....
Double Jeopardy
Character: John Dubroski
A naive 16 year old waitress falls for a corrupt, married police officer. When she falls pregnant, her lover plots her murder....
Samurai
Character: Lee Cantrell
Lee Cantrell, a young San Francisco attorney by day, at night becomes a samurai warrior, and battles a crazed multi-millionaire who is planning to destroy the city with an earthquake machine....
Gangster Wars
Character: Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe Penny) and Michael Lasker (Brian Benben) (a fictional character who was most likely modeled after Meyer Lansky), growing up in New York's ghettos during the early 1900s to their rise though organized crime....
Lifepod
Character: Simmons
The first interplanetary cruise ship malfunctions halfway to Jupiter, forcing most of the crew and passengers to abandon ship. A handful of people are trapped onboard....
The Girls in the Office
Character: Beau Galloway
A romantic comedy about four women employed by an ultra-modern Houston department store who discover that they must choose between love and a career....
Whisper Kill
Character: Dan Walker
Ambitious reporter, Liz Bartlett, secretly wishes that Jerry Caper, her business associate were dead. Yet her hidden desire soon becomes a reality when he is brutally murdered. Investigative reporter, Dan Walker is assigned to the murder case and becomes intrigued by the pretty reporter. they begin a passionate affair but Dan can't dispel his suspicion of Liz's guilt. When a second murder is commited, Dan probes deeper, looking for clues in Liz's past. But just as the pieces of the puzzle begin ...
The Gossip Columnist
Character: Paul Cameron
New Tinseltown gossip columnist Dina Moran helps faded movie star Georgia O'Hanlon dig up dirt on amoral characters....
The Red Phone: Manhunt
Character: Jack Darrow
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Deathmoon
Character: Rick Bladen
An overworked executive vacationing in Hawaii finds that his romance with an attractive businesswoman he meets there is threatened by the supernatural powers of a strange native curse on his bloodline....
Terror in the Night
Character: Lonnie
A fugitive killer posing as a policeman arrests two campers in the Arizona mountains....
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Character: Edward Moran
A fashion designer marries a lawyer only to discover that his father is an imfamous mafia don....
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Character: Ben Fein
The family of cops is back, this time dealing with the murder of a priest tied in with the Russian Mafia, who proceed to try to draw the family off the case....
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Character: Ben Fein
Police Inspector Paul Fein copes with family troubles while also dealing with the possibility of advancement to police chief. Meanwhile, his son is investigating the murder of a banker....