Who is Joe Penny? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

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Joseph Edward Penny Jr. was born on 24 June 1956, in London, England, of Italian and American descent. Joe is an actor, best known for his work in the television series “Riptide” in which he played Nick Ryder for three years. He was also part of the show “Jake and the Fatman” which ran from 1987 to 1992. He’s been active in the industry since 1977, and all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Joe Penny? As of late-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $500,000, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

Joe Penny Net Worth $500,000

Joe grew up in Marietta, Georgia, and after his parents divorced, he moved to California with his mother. He attended Marina High School and during his time there, played both basketball and football.

In 1977, Penny started his acting career with a small role in “Forever Fernwood” which was a rebranding of “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” and which followed her family and friends; most of the cast from the previous show remained intact, but it ended after running for 26 weeks. More opportunities opened for Penny, which started to increase his net worth. He got more roles in television series as well as television films, including a major role in “Riptide” which is a detective series that debuted as a two hour television movie; it went on to run for a total of 56 episodes, after which he became the titular character in “Jake and the Fatman”, a crime drama that ran for five seasons, and was responsible for creating the spin-off “Diagnosis: Murder” which would go on to become highly popular.

Joe has also made guest appearances in various television shows and this continued to build his net worth. Some of his projects have included “Vega$”, “Touched by an Angel” and “The Sopranos”, as well as parts in “Walker, Texas Ranger”, “7th HeaveN”, and “CSI”. In 2005, he became part of the mystery series “Jane Doe” which aired on the Hallmark Channel, starring alongside Lea Thompson. The series was done in a television film style and was a part of a movie series rotation including “Mystery Woman”, “Murder 101” and “McBride”. For most of his work, he’s portrayed either a detective, cop or mobster, but his net worth continues to rise.

A few of Penny’s recent projects include a recurring role in “Cold Case”, and he was also part of the 2016 film entitled “The Last Night Inn”.

For his personal life, Joe has been married to Penny since 2004. It is known that Joe was very shy during his teenage years, so much so that he avoided every student picture day until he matriculated from Marina High School. He was also never involved in any extracurricular activities, and his yearbook lists him as “Missing in Action”.



Full Name Joe Penny
Net Worth $500,000
Date Of Birth June 24, 1956
Place Of Birth Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Height 1.83 m
Profession Actor
Education Marina High School
Nationality American
Spouse Cindy M. Penny
Nicknames Joseph Edward Penny Jr.
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0672242/
Movies Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife, Bloody Birthday, The Gangster Chronicles, Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2, Whisper Kill, Reign of the Gargoyles, Betrayed at 17, Our Winning Season, Family of Cops 3, The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
TV Shows Jake and the Fatman, Riptide, Jane Doe
Fact
1 Suffered from seasickness while filming the Riptide (1984) TV series.
2 First job was a small part in the pilot of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977) TV series.
3 Dark, hunky ‘tough guy’ actor who studied under Lee Strasberg and went on to play heroes and mobsters in mini-movies in the 80s. Best known for his series work with William Conrad in Jake and the Fatman (1987).
4 Played football during high school in Huntington Beach, California. Odd jobs before acting including washing postal trucks, crew foreman, and dishwasher.
5 Born in England to an American father and an Italian mother, lived in Georgia as a baby but later moved to California, where he has lived since.
6 While Joe is a graduate of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, Class of 1974, he was never a high-profile student. No extra-curricular activities (drama productions, etc), and he ducked every student picture day after his freshman year. You’ll find him listed as “missing in action” in every MHS yearbook published after 1971.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
The Last Night Inn 2016 Sam
Betrayed at 17 2011 TV Movie John Taylor
Cold Case 2009-2010 TV Series Hank Butler
CSI: Miami 2008 TV Series Travis Drake
Days of Our Lives 2008 TV Series Martino Vitali
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder 2008 TV Movie Frank Darnell
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2007 TV Series Jack Oakley
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss 2007 Video Frank Darnell
Reign of the Gargoyles 2007 TV Movie Gus
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind 2007 TV Movie Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall 2006 TV Movie Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well 2006 TV Movie Frank Darnell
Threshold 2005 TV Series Robert Sprague
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face 2005 TV Movie Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part 2005 TV Movie Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don’t 2005 TV Movie Frank Darnell
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act 2005 TV Movie Frank Darnell
7th Heaven 2003 TV Series Nick
Red Phone 2 2003 TV Movie Darrow
The Little Unicorn 2002 Tiny
The Red Phone: Manhunt 2002 TV Movie Jack Darrow
Boomtown 2002 TV Series Les Van Buren
Two Against Time 2002 TV Movie George Tomich
Scope 2001 TV Series Host
Jack of Hearts 2000 Arden Cook
The Prophet’s Game 2000 Walter Motter
Chicken Soup for the Soul 2000 TV Series David
The Sopranos 2000 TV Series Victor Musto
Walker, Texas Ranger 1999 TV Series Sonny Tantero
Twice in a Lifetime 1999 TV Series Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
BitterSweet 1999 Video Carl Peckato
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion 1999 TV Movie Ben Fein
Diagnosis Murder 1998 TV Series Det. Reggie Ackroyd
Stranger in My Home 1997 TV Movie Ned Covington
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II 1997 TV Movie Ben Fein
She Woke Up Pregnant 1996 TV Movie Dr. Roger Nolton
Double Jeopardy 1996 TV Movie John Dubroski
Touched by an Angel 1995 TV Series Zack Bennett
Young at Heart 1995 TV Movie Mike
The Disappearance of Vonnie 1994 TV Movie Ron Rickman
Terror in the Night 1994 TV Movie Lonnie
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story 1992 TV Movie Michael Carlin
Jake and the Fatman 1987-1992 TV Series Jake Styles
Matlock 1986-1990 TV Series Paul Baron
The Operation 1990 TV Movie Dr. Ed Betters
A Whisper Kills 1988 TV Movie Dan Walker
Roses Are for the Rich 1987 TV Movie Lloyd Murphy
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife 1987 TV Movie Edward Moran
The Twilight Zone 1986 TV Series Ricky Frost
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star 1986 TV Movie Robert McCay
Riptide 1984-1986 TV Series Nick Ryder
T.J. Hooker 1983 TV Series Miles Dickson
Matt Houston 1983 TV Series Eric Jason
Lottery! 1983 TV Series
Savage in the Orient 1983 TV Movie Peter Savage
Archie Bunker’s Place 1983 TV Series Rick Baxter
Tucker’s Witch 1983 TV Series Justin St. Peter
Lifepod 1981 Simmons
Gangster Wars 1981 Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
S.O.B. 1981 Officer Phil Buchwald
Bloody Birthday 1981 Mr. Harding
Vega$ 1981 TV Series Nickie Andreas
Flamingo Road 1981 TV Series Nick Walker
The Gangster Chronicles 1981 TV Mini-Series Benjamin ‘Bugsy’ Siegel
The Gossip Columnist 1980 TV Movie Paul Cameron
Paris 1980 TV Series Mike Fitz
Lou Grant 1979 TV Series Dave Tynan
Samurai 1979 TV Movie Lee Cantrell
The Girls in the Office 1979 TV Movie Beau Galloway
Mother, Juggs & Speed 1978 TV Short Speed
Deathmoon 1978 TV Movie Rick Bladen
Our Winning Season 1978 Dean Berger
CHiPs 1978 TV Series Officer Brent Delaney
Forever Fernwood 1977 TV Series Sal DiVito
Delta County, U.S.A. 1977 TV Movie Joe Ed
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977 TV Series Brandon

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Riptide 1984 TV Series performer – 2 episodes

Self

Title Year Status Character
Whatever Happened To? 2010 TV Series Himself
Intimate Portrait 1999-2001 TV Series documentary Himself / Narrator
Vicki! 1992 TV Series Himself
What About Me? I’m Only 3! 1992 TV Movie Himself
One on One with John Tesh 1991 TV Series Himself
The Chuck Woolery Show 1991 TV Series Himself
Ford Super Model of the World 1991 1991 TV Movie Himself – Host
The Arsenio Hall Show 1990 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1989 TV Series Himself
The Pat Sajak Show 1989 TV Series Himself
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade 1987 TV Special Himself
Star’s Table 1986 TV Series Himself
The Richard Lewis ‘I’m in Pain’ Concert 1985 TV Movie documentary Himself – Witness
The NBC All Star Hour 1985 TV Movie Himself
Our Time 1985 TV Series Himself
Today 1985 TV Series Himself
Hour Magazine 1985 TV Series Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1993 TV Prize Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden Best Foreign TV Personality – Male (Bästa utländska man)

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