February 01, 2019
Mr. Joe Penny is our 'Where Are They Now' star for this week's issue! Penny was a tough nut to crack. Not a lot of info on the man other than he's had quite a career on television during the '80s (Riptide, Jake and the Fatman).
Let's check in with Joe Penny and see what's been up with him lately.
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See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Jeff Chandler: Silver-haired actor with a distinctive voice, he played Cochise in the movie "Broken Arrow", he also appeared in "Man in the Shadow", "Return to Peyton Place" and other movies
Debbie Allen: Actress and choreographer, her most famous role was Lydia Grant in the TV series "Fame" (a role she originated in the movie of the same name)
Joe Penny
Learn More About Joe Penny, see then & now pics, and more, on Celebrity Nooz
BIRTH DATE: June 24, 1956 in London, England, UK
BIRTH NAME: Joseph Edward Penny Jr.
CLAIM TO FAME: Joe Penny is an 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 CBS television series Jake and the Fatman from 1987 to 1992.
FAMILY LIFE: Penny has been married to his wife Cindy since 2004.
INFO: In the 1980s, Joe Penny starred on three weekly series: he played trigger-happy Bugsy Siegel in 'The Gangster Chronicles' (1981), private eye Nick Ryder in 'Riptide' (1984-86) and undercover investigator Jake Styles in 'Jake and the Fatman' (1987-92).
TRIVIA: Born in England to an American father and an Italian mother, but raised in Georgia.
Played football during high school in Huntington Beach, California. Odd jobs before acting including washing postal trucks, crew foreman, and dishwasher.
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."
First job was a small part in the pilot of "Nancy Drew" TV series.
Suffered from seasickness while filming the "Riptide" TV series.
He's practicing Nichiren Shoshu, subsidiary of Buddhism.
In the end of the '80s and the beginning of the 90s he founded the music band 'Stray Dogs'. Their CD 'This Years Blonde' wasn't successful in the states, but was successful in Europe.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Penny has kept a low profile in the last decade. His most recent film appearance was back in 2016 with The Last Night Inn. I hope Joe makes a big comeback to television or film.
CREDITS:
2016 The Last Night Inn...Sam
2011 Betrayed at 17 (TV Movie)...John Taylor
2009-2010 Cold Case (TV Series)...Hank Butler
- Metamorphosis (2010) ... Hank Butler
- Into the Blue (2009) ... Hank Butler
- The Long Blue Line (2009) ... Hank Butler
2008 CSI: Miami (TV Series)...Travis Drake
- Wrecking Crew (2008) ... Travis Drake
2008 Days of Our Lives (TV Series)...Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10827 (2008) ... Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10826 (2008) ... Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10822 (2008) ... Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10821 (2008) ... Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10819 (2008) ... Martino Vitali
- Episode #1.10818 (2008) ... Martino Vitali
2008 Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (TV Movie)...Frank Darnell
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series)...Jack Oakley
- The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix (2007) ... Jack Oakley
2007 Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss (Video)...Frank Darnell
2007 Reign of the Gargoyles (TV Movie)...Gus
2007 Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (TV Movie)...Frank Darnell
2006 Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (TV Movie)...Frank Darnell
2006 Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well (TV Movie)...Frank Darnell
2005 Threshold (TV Series)...Robert Sprague
- Shock (2005) ... Robert Sprague
2005 Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (TV Movie)...Frank Darnell
2005 Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (TV Movie)...Frank Darnell
2005 Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (TV Movie)...Frank Darnell
2005 Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (TV Movie)...Frank Darnell
2003 7th Heaven (TV Series)...Nick
- Baggage (2003) ... Nick
2003 Red Phone 2 (TV Movie)...Darrow
2002 The Little Unicorn...Tiny
2002 The Red Phone: Manhunt (TV Movie)...Jack Darrow
2002 Boomtown (TV Series)...Les Van Buren
- Insured by Smith & Wesson (2002) ... Les Van Buren
2002 Two Against Time (TV Movie)...George Tomich
2001 Scope (TV Series)...Host
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV Series)...David
- The Surprise (2000) ... David
2000 The Sopranos (TV Series)...Victor Musto
- The Knight in White Satin Armor (2000) ... Victor Musto
- Bust-Out (2000) ... Victor Musto
2000 The Prophet's Game...Walter Motter
1999 Jack of Hearts...Arden Cook
1999 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series)...Sonny Tantero
- Suspicious Minds (1999) ... Sonny Tantero
1999 Twice in a Lifetime (TV Series)...Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
- Blood Brothers (1999) ... Flash Jericho / David Lazarus
1999 BitterSweet (Video)...Carl Peckato
1999 Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (TV Movie)...Ben Fein
1998 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)...Det. Reggie Ackroyd
- The Last Resort (1998) ... Det. Reggie Ackroyd
1997 Stranger in My Home (TV Movie)...Ned Covington
1997 Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (TV Movie)...Ben Fein
1996 She Woke Up Pregnant (TV Movie)...Dr. Roger Nolton
1996 Double Jeopardy (TV Movie)...John Dubroski
1995 Touched by an Angel (TV Series)...Zack Bennett
- Trust (1995) ... Zack Bennett
1995 Young at Heart (TV Movie)...Mike
1994 The Disappearance of Vonnie (TV Movie)...Ron Rickman
1994 Terror in the Night (TV Movie)...Lonnie
1992 The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (TV Movie)...Michael Carlin
1987-1992 Jake and the Fatman (TV Series)...Jake Styles
All 103 episodes
1986-1990 Matlock (TV Series)...Paul Baron
- The Kidnapper (1990) ... Paul Baron (uncredited)
- The Don: Part 2 (1986) ... Paul Baron
- The Don: Part 1 (1986) ... Paul Baron
1990 The Operation (TV Movie)...Dr. Ed Betters
1988 Whisper Kill (TV Movie)...Dan Walker
1987 Roses Are for the Rich (TV Movie)...Lloyd Murphy
1987 Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (TV Movie)...Edward Moran
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)...Ricky Frost
- The Convict's Piano (1986) ... Ricky Frost
1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (TV Movie)...Robert McCay
1984-1986 Riptide (TV Series)...Nick Ryder
All 56 episodes
1983 T.J. Hooker (TV Series)...Miles Dickson
- The Cheerleader Murder (1983) ... Miles Dickson
1983 Matt Houston (TV Series)...Eric Jason
- The Centerfold Murders (1983) ... Eric Jason
1983 Lottery! (TV Series)...- Denver: Following Through (1983)
1983 Savage in the Orient (TV Movie)...Peter Savage
1983 Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series)...Rick Baxter
- I'm Torn Here (1983) ... Rick Baxter
1983 Tucker's Witch (TV Series)...Justin St. Peter
- Dye Job (1983) ... Justin St. Peter
1981 Lifepod...Simmons
1981 The Gangster Chronicles (TV Mini-Series)...Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.12 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.11 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.13 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.10 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.9 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.8 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.7 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.6 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.5 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.4 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.3 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Episode #1.2 (1981) ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
- An American Story ... Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel
1981 Gangster Wars...Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
1981 S.O.B....Officer Phil Buchwald
1981 Bloody Birthday...Mr. Harding
1981 Vega$ (TV Series)...Nickie Andreas
- The Andreas Addiction (1981) ... Nickie Andreas
1981 Flamingo Road (TV Series)...Nick Walker
- The Hostages: Part 2 (1981) ... Nick Walker
- The Hostages: Part 1 (1981) ... Nick Walker
1980 The Gossip Columnist (TV Movie)...Paul Cameron
1980 Paris (TV Series)...Mike Fitz
- Fitz's Boys (1980) ... Mike Fitz
1979 Lou Grant (TV Series)...Dave Tynan
- Cop (1979) ... Dave Tynan
1979 Samurai (TV Movie)...Lee Cantrell
1979 The Girls in the Office (TV Movie)...Beau Galloway
1978 Mother, Juggs & Speed (TV Short)...Speed
1978 Deathmoon (TV Movie)...Rick Bladen
1978 Our Winning Season...Dean Berger
1978 CHiPs (TV Series)...Officer Brent Delaney
- Flashback! (1978) ... Officer Brent Delaney
1977 Forever Fernwood (TV Series)...Sal DiVito
1977 Delta County, U.S.A. (TV Movie)...Joe Ed
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series)...Brandon
- The Mystery of Pirate's Cove (1977) ... Brandon
To see Then & Now pictures of Joe Penny, visit: Celebrity Nooz
--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
 Jeff Chandler: DEAD (Surgical complications)
Born: 12/15/1918 Died: 06/17/1961
Mary Pickford: DEAD (Stroke)
Born: 04/08/1892 Died: 05/29/1979
Debbie Allen: ALIVE
Born: 01/16/1950
WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
1/30
Per Jorsett, 98, Norwegian freelance sports reporter.
Aize Obayan, 58, Nigerian academic administrator, Vice Chancellor of Covenant University (2005-2012), cancer.
1/29
Jane Aamund, 82, Danish author and journalist.
George Fernandes, 88, Indian politician, Minister of Railways (1989-1990) and Defence (1998-2001, 2001-2004), MP (1996-2010).
Fernando Gaitán, 58, Colombian screenwriter (Café, con aroma de mujer, Yo soy Betty, la fea), heart attack.
Varoujan Garabedian, 64, Syrian-born Armenian terrorist, perpetrator of the Orly Airport attack, heart attack.
Ian George, 84, Australian Anglican prelate, Archbishop of Adelaide (1991-2004).
Mohammad Nabi Habibi, 73, Iranian politician, Mayor of Tehran (1984-1987), heart attack.
James Ingram, 66, American R&B singer-songwriter ("Baby, Come to Me", "I Don't Have the Heart", "Yah Mo B There"), Grammy winner (1982, 1985), brain cancer.
Jin Guozhang, 91, Chinese pharmacologist, psychopathologist and educator.
Egisto Pandolfini, 92, Italian footballer (Fiorentina, Roma, national team).
Martha Ross, 80, British actress (EastEnders, Grange Hill) and radio presenter.
Sari Seppälä [fi], 50, Finnish radio presenter and journalist (Radio Nova).
Rahman Tolleng [id], 81, Indonesian activist and politician.
1/28
Humberto Ak'ab'al, 66, Guatemalan K'iche' Maya poet.
Sir Reginald Eyre, 94, British politician, MP for Birmingham Hall Green (1965-1987).
Susan Hiller, 78, American artist.
Kim Bok-dong, 92, South Korean women's rights activist, cancer.
Jurrie Koolhof, 59, Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven, Vitesse, national team).
Mourad Medelci, 75, Algerian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007-2013).
Henry Saavedra, 81, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1977-2015).
Tahseen Said, 86, Iraqi politician, Mir of the Yazidis (since 1944).
Yoskar Sarante, 49, Dominican bachata singer, pulmonary fibrosis.
Ishtvan Sekech, 79, Hungarian-born Russian football player (Avanhard Ternopil, CSKA Moscow) and manager (Temp Shepetivka).
Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock musician (Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin).
Arthur Turner, 98, English footballer (Colchester United, Charlton Athletic).
John Wilson, 54, New Zealand business executive, Chairman of Fonterra (2012-2018).
1/27
Olli Ainola [fi], 60, Finnish financial and political journalist (Yle, Helsingin Sanomat, Iltalehti).
Robert Budak [hr], 26, Croatian actor.
Joseph Buttigieg, 71, Maltese-American literary scholar.
Henry Chapier, 85, Romanian-born French journalist and film critic.
Nina Fyodorova, 71, Russian cross-country skier, Olympic (1976) and world champion (1970, 1974).
Mike Harrison, 78, English footballer (Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers, Luton Town).
Emmanuel Hocquard, 78, French poet.
Ivan Hrintsov [uk], 83, Ukrainian politician.
Peter Magowan, 76, American businessman, co-owner of the San Francisco Giants, CEO and chairman of Safeway, cancer.
Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau, 60, German socialite, lung cancer.
Eve Oja, 70, Estonian mathematician.
Erica Yohn, 90, American actress (An American Tail, Corrina, Corrina, Pee-wee's Big Adventure).
Antoni Zambrowski [pl], 85, Polish journalist.
1/26
Dale Barnstable, 93, American basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats).
Duane Benson, 73, American football player (Oakland Raiders) and politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1980-1994), cancer.
Ingo Bischof [de], 68, German musician (Kraan).
Patrick Bricard, 68, French actor (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Le Distrait, L'Île aux enfants).
William Esper, 86, American acting teacher, complications from Lewy body dementia.
Jean Guillou, 88, French composer, organist and pianist.
Jumani Johansson, 45, Malawian-Swedish possible heir of President Hastings Banda.
Henrik Jørgensen, 57, Danish Olympic marathon runner (1984, 1988), heart attack.
Michel Legrand, 86, French composer (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair, Yentl), conductor and jazz pianist, Oscar winner (1968, 1971, 1983).
Wilma Lipp, 93, Austrian operatic soprano.
Wagner Montes [pt], 64, Brazilian journalist and politician, urinary infection.
Ludek Munzar, 85, Czech actor (The Joke, Poslední propadne peklu), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Ndaye Mulamba, 70, Congolese footballer (Bantous, Vita Club, national team).
William Ortwein, 78, American politician, member of the Tennessee Senate (1977-1985).
James F. Parker, 72, American lawyer and airline executive, CEO of Southwest Airlines (2001-2004).
Gerry Plamondon, 95, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), Stanley Cup winner (1946).
Mary Lou Robinson, 92, American judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas (1979-2016).
Eka Tjipta Widjaja, 97, Chinese-born Indonesian banker, founder of the Sinar Mas Group.
Giuseppe Zamberletti, 85, Italian politician, MP (1968-1994), Minister of Public Works (1987) and of Protezione Civile (1981-1982, 1984-1987).
1/25
Fatima Ali, 29, Pakistani-born American chef and reality show contestant (Chopped, Top Chef), Ewing's sarcoma.
Roohi Bano, 68, Pakistani actress, kidney failure.
Steve Bell, 83, American television anchor (Good Morning America, World News This Morning) and academic (Ball State University).
Jacques Berthelet, 84, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop (1986-1996) and Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil (1996-2010).
Julius Campbell, 65, American football player, subject of Remember the Titans, organ failure.
Bruce Corbitt, 56, American musician (Rigor Mortis, Warbeast), esophageal cancer.
Henry C. Dethloff, 84, American historian and professor (Texas A&M University).
Albert J. Dunlap, 81, American corporate executive (Scott Paper Company, Coleman Company, Sunbeam Products).
Erik Dwi Ermawansyah, 22, Indonesian footballer (Bhayangkara, Madura United, PSIS Semarang), heart attack.
Paloma Gómez, 46, Spanish actress (Los Serrano).
Charles Harper, 89, American politician, mayor of Wichita Falls (1986-1988), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Stanley Hill, 82, American union leader, pneumonia.
Terry Jennings, 62, American musician and author.
Florence Knoll, 101, American architect and furniture designer.
Pavla Lidmilová [pt], 86, Czech translator, Czech State Award for Translation (2005) recipient.
Dusan Makavejev, 86, Serbian film director (Man Is Not a Bird, W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism, The Coca-Cola Kid).
Vigilio Mario Olmi, 91, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (1986-2003).
Renzo Pigni, 93, Italian politician, Deputy (1953-1972) and Mayor of Como (1992-1993).
Meshulam Riklis, 95, Turkish-born American-Israeli businessman.
Matt Rose, 53, American special effects and makeup artist (Aliens, Hellboy, Ed Wood).
Nigel Saddington, 53, English footballer (Doncaster Rovers, Carlisle United, Gateshead).
Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi, 91, Botswanian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gaborone (1981-2005).
Krishna Sobti, 93, Indian author.
Jaume Traserra Cunillera, 84, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Solsona (2001-2010).
1/24
Elio Berhanyer, 89, Spanish fashion designer.
Pierre Delaunay, 99, French sports official, General Secretary of UEFA (1955-1960).
Norman Goodman, 95, American municipal clerk (Manhattan).
Brian Glover, 52, American baseball team owner (Fresno Grizzlies), traffic collision.
Frances Grill, 90, American business executive.
Jerard Hurwitz, 90, American biochemist.
Antonio Marchesano, 88, Uruguayan politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (1985-1986) and Interior Minister (1986-1989).
Rosemary Bryant Mariner, 65, American naval aviator, ovarian cancer.
Jim McCabe, 96, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1964-1967, 1970-1979).
Hugh McIlvanney, 84, Scottish sports writer (The Sunday Times).
Alain de Mijolla, 85, French psychoanalyst.
Robert H. Mounce, 97, American biblical scholar.
Norman Orentreich, 96, American dermatologist.
Lea Pennanen [fi], 89, Finnish children's author and radio journalist, producer, and director.
Altino Pinto de Magalhães, 96, Portuguese military officer and politician, President of the Regional Junta of the Azores (1975-1976).
Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, 89, Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of León (1979-1983) and Archbishop of Pamplona and Tudela (1983-2007), stroke.
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