who played jake in jake and the fatman
Joe Penny
title: Jake and the Fatman text: Jake and the Fatman Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from September 26, 1987, to May 6, 1992. "" was a spin-off of this series. J. L. "Fatman" McCabe is a Hawaii-born, tough former HPD officer turned Los Angeles district attorney. He is teamed with a handsome, happy-go-lucky special investigator named Jake Styles. They often clash due to their different styles and personalities. "Fatman" hardly travels anywhere without Max, his pet title: Jake and the Fatman text: bulldog. The show was set in Los Angeles during the first season. After the end of "Magnum, P.I.", the show was moved to Hawaii. The second and third seasons and half of the fourth season were filmed in Honolulu. The show then returned to Los Angeles for the remainder of its run. Guest stars on the series included Alex Cord, Robert Culp, Scott Marlowe, Leigh McCloskey, Ed Nelson, Leo Penn, Stephen Quadros, Robert Reed, Mitch Ryan, David Soul and Ray Sharkey. Conrad guest starred as an aging prosecutor in a two-part episode of "Matlock" during its first season on NBC. title: Joe Penny text: Joe Penny Joseph Edward Penny Jr. (born 24 June 1956) is an Italian/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 CBS television series "Jake and the Fatman" from 1987 to 1992. Penny was born in Uxbridge, London to an American father, Joseph Edward Penny, Sr., and an Italian mother. He was brought up in Marietta, Georgia. After his parents divorced, he moved to California with his mother. He attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, where he played football and basketball. title: Jake and the Fatman text: movies, and then a weekly television series "Diagnosis: Murder" that debuted on CBS on October 29, 1993. Jake and the Fatman Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from September 26, 1987, to May 6, 1992. "" was a spin-off of this series. J. L. "Fatman" McCabe is a Hawaii-born, tough former HPD officer turned Los Angeles district attorney. He is teamed with a handsome, happy-go-lucky special investigator named Jake Styles. They title: William Conrad text: and Bullwinkle" (1959–1964) and "The Fugitive" (1963–1967). Finding fewer onscreen roles in the 1950s, he changed from actor to producer-director with television work, narration, and a series of Warner Bros. films in the 1960s. Conrad found stardom as a detective in the TV series "Cannon" (1971–1976) and "Nero Wolfe" (1981), and as district attorney Jason Lochinvar "J.L." "Fatman" McCabe in the legal drama "Jake and the Fatman" (1987–1992). William Conrad (also known as John William Conrad) was born John William Cann, Jr., on September 27, 1920, in Louisville, Kentucky. His parents, John William Cann and Ida Mae Upchurch Cann, owned