Joe Penny
Joseph Edward "Joe" Penny, Jr. (born June 24, 1956 in London , England ) is an American actor.
Life
His best-known role is that of private detective Nick Ryder in the series Trio with Four Fists (1983-1986). He was able to build on this success with the role of investigator Jake Styles in the series Jake and McCabe - Through thick and thin (1987-1992).
Penny is of Italian-British origin. As the son of a US Air Force pilot and later school principal, he grew up in various states in the United States. At 18, he received a football scholarship, but decided to become an actor. Among other things, he was a student of Lee Strasberg and initially appeared in small theaters.
In 1977 he got his first television role in The Nancy Drew Mysteries . His first breakthrough came in 1981 with the series The Gangster Chronicles , in which he played the gangster Bugsy Siegel . A cinema version was made under the title Gangster Wars .
Penny had guest appearances in many television series such as Lou Grant , Matlock , Diagnose: Mord , Boomtown or The Sopranos and made more than 40 television and some movies. In 2001 he hosted 65 episodes of the science series Scope with Alexandra Cousteau, the granddaughter of Jacques-Yves Cousteau . Since 2004 he has been in front of the camera for the successful Jane Doe Mystery Movies on the Hallmark Channel.
Penny, who also makes rock music and writes his own songs, lives in Los Angeles .
Filmography (selection)
- 1978: CHiPs (TV series, episode 1x22, The New / Flashback )
- 1979: Lee Toshido, the samurai
- 1981: The Gangster Chronicles (TV series)
- 1981: Until the Last Shot (Gangster Wars)
- 1983–1986: Trio with four fists (Riptide)
- 1986: Perry Mason and the murder in the studio ( The Case Of The Shooting Star , TV movie)
- 1987–1992: Jake and McCabe - Through thick and thin (Jake and the Fatman)
- 1987: Deadly Embrace (Blood Vows)
- 1988: Whisperkill
- 1994: Delivered to Terror (Terror in the Night)
- 1997: Revenge - Now all the more (Family of Cops: Breach of Faith)
- 1998: Diagnosis Murder: The Last Resort
- 1999: The Prophet's Game
- 1999: Bittersweet - Angel of Retribution (Bittersweet)
- 2000: The Sopranos ( Bust-Out , episode: With your back to the wall)
- 2001: The Red Phone: The Attack (Manhunt)
- 2001: Special Unit AT 13 (TV series)
- 2004: Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
- 2005: Nemesis (TV series)
- 2005: Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
- 2005: Jane Doe: Till Death Do Us Part
- 2005: Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
- 2006: Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
- 2006: Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
- 2007: Gargoyles (Reign of the Gargoyles)
- 2008: CSI: Miami (TV series, episode 7x06)
- 2009–2010: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten (TV series, two episodes)
Web links
- Joe Penny in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Penny, Joe |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Penny, Joseph Edward junior; Penny, Joe (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England , UK |