Joe Penny

Joe Penny

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 Fatman. He has also made many guest appearances on television shows, including Touched by an Angel, T. J. Hooker, Vega$, Matt Houston, Lou Grant, CHiPs, Flamingo Road, The Sopranos, Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock, Walker, Texas Ranger, Archie Bunker's Place, 7th Heaven, Tucker's Witch, Boomtown, The Gangster Chronicles, and CSI. In 2005, he co-starred with Lea Thompson in the mystery series Jane Doe on the Hallmark Channel.

  • Title: Joe Penny
  • Popularity: 11.14
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1956-06-24
  • Place of Birth: London, England
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Joe Penny Movies

  • 2007
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    Reign of the Gargoyles
    Reign of the Gargoyles

    5.9 2007 HD

    During World War 2 a group of brave US Airmen are downed in Nazi controlled Europe, after their aircraft is attacked by Nazi-controlled mythological...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Julia Rose

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  • 2002
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    The Little Unicorn
    The Little Unicorn

    2.2 2002 HD

    After her favorite mare dies while giving birth on her grandfather's farm, Polly's spirits are lifted when she discovers that the foal is a magical...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Emma Samms

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  • 2005
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    Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
    Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

    6.1 2005 HD

    The Declaration Of Independence is stolen while on display in a Los Angeles Bank. The NSA with the assistance of a puzzle slover Code Name Jane Doe...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Lea Thompson

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  • 2005
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    Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
    Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

    6.2 2005 HD

    When it comes to crime solving, nobody does it better than Jane Doe.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Lea Thompson

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  • 2005
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    Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
    Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

    5.3 2005 HD

    Cathy Davis, one the smartest government agents in the country is urged out of retirement to crack the case of a missing computer file.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Lea Thompson

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  • 2000
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    The Prophet's Game
    The Prophet's Game

    4.6 2000 HD

    Moving from city to city, The Prophet lures unsuspecting contestants into solving the riddles it supplies. If the contestants are wrong, somebody...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Dennis Hopper

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  • 2011
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    Betrayed at 17
    Betrayed at 17

    5.9 2011 HD

    A mother vows to get justice when her daughter's life is destroyed by a sex video that goes viral.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alexandra Paul

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  • 2007
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    Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
    Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

    5.6 2007 HD

    DNA evidence and camera footage places a corrupt CEO as the prime suspect in the murder of a company whistle-blower, but Jane Doe believes the real...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Lea Thompson

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  • 2005
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    Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
    Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

    5.8 2005 HD

    When a ruthless arms Kingpin stages an ingenious escape from prison, Jane Doe and Frank Darnell, NSA head, realize he's bent on a vengeance killin....

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Lea Thompson

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  • 2007
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    Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
    Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

    6.1 2007 HD

    Jane Doe sets out to track down a killer who is targeting fellow CSA agents.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Lea Thompson

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  • 2006
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    Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
    Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

    6.4 2006 HD

    Jane Doe must solve the kidnapping of a famous mentalist who possesses the names of secret foreign agents.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Lea Thompson

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  • 2006
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    Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
    Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

    6.6 2006 HD

    Jane must get to the truth when a breakfast cereal magnate takes a tragic spill from his private yacht and drowns.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Lea Thompson

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  • 2008
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    Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
    Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

    6.9 2008 HD

    Cathy and Frank partner with a beautiful insurance investigator to recover a stolen masterpiece. Frank is smitten with her, even though it becomes...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Lea Thompson

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  • 1999
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    BitterSweet
    BitterSweet

    3.9 1999 HD

    A young co-ed who's just been release from prison for a crime she didn't commit plots her revenge against a former lover, who was the real culprit,...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: James Russo

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  • 1987
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    Roses Are for the Rich
    Roses Are for the Rich

    6 1987 HD

    In a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lisa Hartman

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  • 1992
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    The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
    The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

    4.3 1992 HD

    Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Joe Penny

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  • 1986
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    Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

    6.9 1986 HD

    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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Raymond Burr

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  • 1981
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    Bloody Birthday
    Bloody Birthday

    5.907 1981 HD

    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...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Lori Lethin

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  • 1981
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    S.O.B.
    S.O.B.

    5.9 1981 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Julie Andrews

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  • 1997
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    Stranger in My Home
    Stranger in My Home

    6.5 1997 HD

    A famous female lawyer suspects that her client, a homeless transient, may in fact be a brother she lost many years ago.

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Veronica Hamel

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  • 1990
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    The Operation
    The Operation

    3 1990 HD

    Duplicity reigns supreme as a doctor in a messy, emotional divorce from his wife, who is also his partner in a medical clinic, is suddenly slapped...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Joe Penny

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  • 1994
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    The Disappearance of Vonnie
    The Disappearance of Vonnie

    6 1994 HD

    Corrine Kaczmarek is seeking desperately for the truth in the case of the mysterious disappearance of her sister Vonnie.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ann Jillian

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  • 1996
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    Double Jeopardy
    Double Jeopardy

    5.7 1996 HD

    A naive 16 year old waitress falls for a corrupt, married police officer. When she falls pregnant, her lover plots her murder.

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Joe Penny

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  • 1979
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    Samurai
    Samurai

    1 1979 HD

    Lee Cantrell, a young San Francisco attorney by day, at night becomes a samurai warrior, and battles a crazed multi-millionaire who is planning to...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Joe Penny

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  • 1981
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    Gangster Wars
    Gangster Wars

    7.5 1981 HD

    The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Michael Nouri

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  • 1981
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    Lifepod
    Lifepod

    5.667 1981 HD

    The first interplanetary cruise ship malfunctions halfway to Jupiter, forcing most of the crew and passengers to abandon ship. A handful of people...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Joe Penny

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  • 2002
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    Two Against Time
    Two Against Time

    5 2002 HD

    This film finds a mother and her teen daughter both being diagnosed with cancer. This discovery helps to overcome the longtime antagonistic...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Marlo Thomas

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  • 1979
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    The Girls in the Office
    The Girls in the Office

    2 1979 HD

    A romantic comedy about four women employed by an ultra-modern Houston department store who discover that they must choose between love and a career.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Susan Saint James

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  • 1978
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    Our Winning Season
    Our Winning Season

    4.4 1978 HD

    This teen drama follows high-school senior David Wakefield, a talented runner who is set on leading his track-and-field team to victory. As David...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Scott Jacoby

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  • 1988
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    Whisper Kill
    Whisper Kill

    7 1988 HD

    Ambitious reporter, Liz Bartlett, secretly wishes that Jerry Caper, her business associate were dead. Yet her hidden desire soon becomes a reality...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Loni Anderson

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  • 1980
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    The Gossip Columnist
    The Gossip Columnist

    7.5 1980 HD

    New Tinseltown gossip columnist Dina Moran helps faded movie star Georgia O'Hanlon dig up dirt on amoral characters.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bobby Vinton

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  • 2001
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    The Red Phone - Manhunt
    The Red Phone - Manhunt

    4.2 2001 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Michael Wincott

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  • 1978
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    Deathmoon
    Deathmoon

    5.5 1978 HD

    An overworked executive vacationing in Hawaii finds that his romance with an attractive businesswoman he meets there is threatened by the...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Robert Foxworth

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  • 1994
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    Terror in the Night
    Terror in the Night

    5 1994 HD

    A fugitive killer posing as a policeman arrests two campers in the Arizona mountains.

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Joe Penny

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  • 1987
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    Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
    Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

    8 1987 HD

    A fashion designer marries a lawyer only to discover that his father is an imfamous mafia don.

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    Cast: Melissa Gilbert

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  • 1977
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    Delta County, USA
    Delta County, USA

    1 1977 HD

    Delta County is a staid Southern community caught between the old traditions and a rapidly changing way of life. For teenagers Terry Nicholas, his...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Jim Antonio

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  • 1997
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    Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
    Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

    6.76 1997 HD

    The family of cops is back, this time dealing with the murder of a priest tied in with the Russian Mafia, who proceed to try to draw the family off...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Charles Bronson

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  • 1999
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    Family of Cops III
    Family of Cops III

    6.6 1999 HD

    Police Inspector Paul Fein copes with family troubles while also dealing with the possibility of advancement to police chief. Meanwhile, his son is...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Charles Bronson

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  • 1995
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    Young at Heart
    Young at Heart

    1 1995 HD

    A matriarch of three generations born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, discovers that her recently-deceased husband has lost their bar and home to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Olympia Dukakis

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  • 2000
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    Jack of Hearts
    Jack of Hearts

    1.5 2000 HD

    A cop looking for a chance to redeem himself comes up against a man who has built a fortune out of corruption.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Nick Mancuso

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  • 2004
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    The Red Phone: Checkmate
    The Red Phone: Checkmate

    5.5 2004 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Arnold Vosloo

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  • 1996
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    She Woke Up Pregnant
    She Woke Up Pregnant

    6.2 1996 HD

    A sleazy dentist sexually assaults his patients while they are under heavy sedatives for dental surgery. One woman gets impregnated from such an...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michele Greene

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  • 1985
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    Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
    Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

    7 1985 HD

    A live performance by "neurotic" stand-up comedian Richard Lewis. Includes tongue-in-cheek interviews with fellow comedians.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Richard Lewis

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  • 2006
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    Threshold
    Threshold

    6.972 2006 HD

    Threshold was a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Carla Gugino

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  • 1989
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    The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone

    7.719 1989 HD

    This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Robin Ward

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  • 1982
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    Flamingo Road
    Flamingo Road

    6 1982 HD

    Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6,...

    Genre: Soap

    Cast: John Beck

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  • 1995
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    Matlock
    Matlock

    7.106 1995 HD

    Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Andy Griffith

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  • 2010
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    Cold Case
    Cold Case

    7.775 2010 HD

    The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Kathryn Morris

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  • 2003
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    Touched by an Angel
    Touched by an Angel

    7.274 2003 HD

    Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Roma Downey

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  • 1983
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    Archie Bunker's Place
    Archie Bunker's Place

    6.588 1983 HD

    Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Carroll O'Connor

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  • 1986
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    Riptide
    Riptide

    6.796 1986 HD

    Riptide is an American TV detective series that ran on NBC from December 3, 1983 to August 22, 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray....

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Perry King

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  • 1992
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    Jake and the Fatman
    Jake and the Fatman

    5.8 1992 HD

    Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: William Conrad

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  • 2007
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    7th Heaven
    7th Heaven

    6.413 2007 HD

    Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Stephen Collins

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  • 1984
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    Lottery!
    Lottery!

    5.5 1984 HD

    Lottery! is an American drama series that premiered on ABC on September 9, 1983. The series aired for one season of 17 episodes and starred Ben...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ben Murphy

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  • 1982
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    Lou Grant
    Lou Grant

    7.2 1982 HD

    The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ed Asner

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  • 1983
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    CHiPs
    CHiPs

    6.785 1983 HD

    Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Erik Estrada

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  • 2003
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    Boomtown
    Boomtown

    6.438 2003 HD

    Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives,...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Donnie Wahlberg

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  • 1986
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    T. J. Hooker
    T. J. Hooker

    6.289 1986 HD

    Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: William Shatner

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  • 2015
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    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    7.621 2015 HD

    A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Ted Danson

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  • 2012
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    CSI: Miami
    CSI: Miami

    7.734 2012 HD

    CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Caruso

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  • 2001
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    Diagnosis: Murder
    Diagnosis: Murder

    7.029 2001 HD

    Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dick Van Dyke

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  • 1979
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    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    7.1 1979 HD

    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Shaun Cassidy

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  • 2001
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    Walker, Texas Ranger
    Walker, Texas Ranger

    6.949 2001 HD

    Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Chuck Norris

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  • 1983
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    Tucker's Witch
    Tucker's Witch

    4 1983 HD

    Rick and Amanda Tucker own and operate their private detective agency in Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. Amanda's psychic powers become an asset in...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tim Matheson

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  • 1981
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    Vega$
    Vega$

    6.9 1981 HD

    Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Robert Urich

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  • 2001
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    Twice in a Lifetime
    Twice in a Lifetime

    5.5 2001 HD

    Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in their lives and thus change them for the better.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Al Waxman

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  • 1980
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    Paris
    Paris

    5 1980 HD

    Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lee Chamberlin

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  • 1981
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    The Gangster Chronicles
    The Gangster Chronicles

    6.2 1981 HD

    The Gangster Chronicles is an NBC American television crime drama mini series starring Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Jon Polito, Louis Giambalvo and...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Jon Polito

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  • 2000
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    Chicken Soup for the Soul
    Chicken Soup for the Soul

    2 2000 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Martin Sheen

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  • 1977
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    Forever Fernwood
    Forever Fernwood

    5 1977 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Claudia Lamb

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  • 2007
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    The Sopranos
    The Sopranos

    8.644 2007 HD

    The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: James Gandolfini

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  • 1985
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    Matt Houston
    Matt Houston

    6.25 1985 HD

    Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lee Horsley

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