Edmund Freeman Penney (July 26, 1926 – September 11, 2008) was an American actor, director, and author.
Penney studied at the University of Southern California and gave a winning oration on Patrick Henry. He made a documentary on the Angels Flightfunicular in Los Angeles. He wrote The Facts on File Dictionary of Film and Broadcast Terms. He co-authored Millard Sheets: One-Man Renaissance with Janice Lovoos. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Documentary Feature for the film Walls of Fire. His nomination was shared with Gertrude Ross Marks.