
Joe Martin
Born
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Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Indonesian Archipelago
Joe Martin (born between 1911 and 1913 – died after 1931) was a captive orangutan who appeared in at least 50 American films of the silent era, including approximately 20 comedy shorts, several serials, two Tarzan movies, Rex Ingram's melodrama Black Orchid and its remake Trifling Women, the Max Linder feature comedy Seven Years Bad Luck, and the Irving Thalberg-produced Merry-Go-Round.
Known For

Spangles
The Chimp (Uncredited)
1926

Hollywood
Orangutan
1923

Merry-Go-Round
Chimp (uncredited)
1923

Trifling Women
Orangutan (Uncredited)
1922

The Adventures of Tarzan
Man in Ape Suit
1921

A Monkey Movie Star
Himself
1921

A Monkey Hero
Monkey Hero
1921

Seven Years Bad Luck
The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
1921

A Prohibition Monkey
Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
1920

The Evil Eye
Orangutan (Uncredited)
1920

A Baby Doll Bandit
The Chimp
1920

King of the Circus
Chimp (Uncredited)
1920

Monkey Stuff
A Chimp
1919

Looney Lions and Monkey Business
The Chimp
1919

Man and Beast
The Orang-Outang
1917
Making Monkey Business
The Ape
1917

Black Orchids
Haitim-Tai
1917
What Darwin Missed
The Wise Oran-Outang
1916
Hungry Happy's Dream
Joe Martin the Chimp
1916

Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
Orangutan
1915

Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
Joe Martin - the Inheritance
1915

The Black Box
Chimp
1915