Penny, Joe 1956(?)–

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Penny, Joe 1956(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Joseph Edward Penny, Jr.; born June 24, 1956 (some sources cite September 14, 1956 or May 29, 1957), in London, England; raised in Georgia and California; son of Joseph Edward Penny (an American air force pilot); some sources state that he married Cindy M., 2004. Education: Trained for the stage with Lee Strasberg.

Addresses:

Agent—Agency for the Performing Arts, 405 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Deborah Miller, Miller & Company Management, 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor. Member of the band Stray Dogs. Worked as a crew foreman, vehicle washer, dishwasher, and newspaper boy.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild.

Awards, Honors:

Aftonbladet TV Prize, best foreign television personality—male, 1993.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Sal DiVito, Forever Fernwood, syndicated, 1977-78.

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, The Gangster Chronicles (also known as The Gangster Chronicles: An American Story and Gangster Wars), NBC, 1981.

Nicholas "Nick" Ryder, Riptide, NBC, 1984-86.

Jake Styles, Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1987-92.

Cohost, Scope, syndicated, 2001-2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Lloyd Murphy, Roses Are for the Rich, CBS, 1987.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rick Bladen, Death Moon (also known as Deathmoon), CBS, 1978.

Beau Galloway, The Girls in the Office, ABC, 1979.

Paul Cameron, The Gossip Columnist, syndicated, 1980.

Robert McCay, Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star, NBC, 1986.

Edward Moran, Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (also known as The Godfather's Wife), NBC, 1987.

Dan Walker, A Whisper Kills (also known as Whisperkill), ABC, 1988.

Dr. Ed Betters, The Operation (also known as Bodily Harm), CBS, 1990.

Michael Carlin, The Danger of Love (also known as The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story), CBS, 1992.

Lonnie Carter, Terror in the Night (also known as The Hunter), CBS, 1994.

Ron Rickman, The Disappearance of Vonnie, CBS, 1994.

Mike Garaventi, Young at Heart (also known as Hoboken), CBS, 1995.

Dr. Roger Nolton, She Woke Up Pregnant (also known as Crimes of Silence), ABC, 1996.

John Dubroski, Double Jeopardy (also known as Victim of the Night), 1996.

Ben Fein, Breach of Faith: Family of Cops II (also known as Family of Cops II), CBS, 1997.

Ned Covington, Stranger in My Home, CBS, 1997.

Ben Fein, Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion, CBS, 1999.

Walter Motter (some sources cite Walter Mott), The Prophet's Game, 1999.

Jack Darrow, The Red Phone: Manhunt (also known as AT13: Anti-Terror-Warfare, Manhunt, and Red Phone 2), 2001.

George Tomich, Two against Time, CBS, 2002.

Jack Darrow, The Red Phone: Checkmate (also known as Red Phone 2), 2003.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't, The Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part, The Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: Vanishing Act, The Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: The Wrong Face, The Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall, The Hallmark Channel, 2006.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well, The Hallmark Channel, 2006.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: The Brigadoon Effect, The Hallmark Channel, c. 2006.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder, The Hallmark Channel, 2007.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss, The Hallmark Channel, 2007.

Frank Darnell, Jane Doe: Ties That Bind, The Hallmark Channel, 2007.

Gus, Reign of the Gargoyles, Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, The NBC All Star Hour, NBC, 1985.

Witness, The Richard Lewis "I'm in Pain" Concert (also known as Richard Lewis's "‘I'm in Pain’ Concert"), Showtime, 1985.

Detroit host, The CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1987.

Hawaii host, The CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1988, 1989.

What about Me? I'm Only Three!, CBS, 1992.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Brandon, "The Mystery of Pirate's Cove," The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (also known as The Nancy Drew Mysteries), ABC, 1977.

Brent Delaney, "Flashback!," CHiPs (also known as CHiPs Patrol), NBC, 1978.

Mike Tynan, "Cop," Lou Grant, CBS, 1979.

"Influence," Lou Grant, CBS, 1979.

Mike Fitz, "Fitz's Boys," Paris, CBS, 1980.

Nick Walker, "The Hostages: Parts 1 & 2," Flamingo Road, NBC, 1981.

Nickie Andreas, "The Andreas Addiction," Vega$, ABC, 1981.

"The Golden Gate Cop Killer," Vega$, ABC, 1981.

Douglas Matson, "Denver: Following Through," Lottery! (also known as Lottery$), ABC, 1983.

Eric Jason, "The Centerfold Murders," Matt Houston, ABC, 1983.

Justin St. Peter, "Dye Job," Tucker's Witch, CBS, 1983.

Miles Dickson, "The Cheerleader Murder," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1983.

Rick Baxter, "I'm Torn Here," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1983.

Paul Baron, "The Don: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, NBC, 1986.

Ricky Frost, "The Convict's Piano," The Twilight Zone (also known as The New Twilight Zone), CBS, 1986.

Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, 1989.

(In archive footage) Paul Baron, "The Kidnapper," Matlock, NBC, 1990.

Zack Bennett, "Trust," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1995.

Detective Reggie Ackroyd, "The Last Resort," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998.

Flash Jerico and David Lazarus, "Blood Brothers," Twice in a Lifetime, CTV (Canada) and PAX TV, 1999.

Sonny Tantero, "Suspicious Minds," Walker, Texas Ranger (also known as Walker), CBS, 1999.

Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Loni Anderson, Lifetime, 1999.

David, "A Bad Influence/The Surprise/Who You Are Makes a Difference," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX TV, 2000.

Victor "Vic" Musto, "Bust-Out," The Sopranos (also known as Made in Jersey, Sopranos, Die Sopranos, Familia Soprano, Les Soprano, Los Soprano, Maffiozok, and Sopranod), HBO, 2000.

Victor "Vic" Musto, "The Knight in White Satin Armor," The Sopranos (also known as Made in Jersey, Sopranos, Die Sopranos, Familia Soprano, Les Soprano, Los Soprano, Maffiozok, and Sopranod), HBO, 2000.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Lisa Hartman-Black, Lifetime, 2001.

Les Van Buren, "Insured by Smith & Wesson," Boomtown, NBC, 2002.

Nick, "Baggage," 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 2003.

Robert Sprague, "Shock," Threshold, CBS, 2005.

Jack Oakley, "The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI, CSI: Las Vegas, CSI Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2007.

Appeared in other programs.