Acting
Joe Penny
Born June 24, 1956 · London, England (age 70)
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…
Known For
Bloody Birthday · 1981Bloody Birthday
★ 5.91981
MovieHorror
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.
S.O.B. · 1981S.O.B.
★ 6.01981
MovieComedy
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.
The Prophet's Game · 2000The Prophet's Game
★ 4.92000
MovieThriller
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.
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There · 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
MovieFamilyTV Movie
The NBC All Star Hour (1985) was a one-hour primetime television special that brought together stars from NBC’s biggest shows of the mid-1980s, blending comedy, music, and variety performances into a network showcase.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star · 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
★ 7.21986
MovieCrimeDrama
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.
Deathmoon · 1978Deathmoon
★ 6.21978
MovieHorrorMystery
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.
Gangster Wars · 1981Gangster Wars
★ 8.31981
MovieCrimeDrama
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.
Betrayed at 17 · 2011Betrayed at 17
★ 6.22011
MovieDramaThriller
A mother vows to get justice when her daughter's life is destroyed by a sex video that goes viral.







































