Joe Martin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Indonesian Archipelago
Joe Martin
Biography
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
Acting
(1926)
Spangles
as The Chimp (Uncredited)
(1923)
Hollywood
as Orangutan
(1923)
Merry-Go-Round
as Chimp (uncredited)
(1922)
Trifling Women
as Orangutan (Uncredited)
(1921)
A Monkey Movie Star
as Himself
(1921)
Seven Years Bad Luck
as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
(1921)
The Adventures of Tarzan
as Man in Ape Suit
(1921)
A Monkey Hero
as Monkey Hero
(1920)
A Prohibition Monkey
as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
(1920)
A Baby Doll Bandit
as The Chimp
(1920)
King of the Circus
as Chimp (Uncredited)
(1920)
The Evil Eye
as Orangutan (Uncredited)
(1919)
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
as The Chimp
(1919)
Monkey Stuff
as A Chimp
(1917)
Man and Beast
as The Orang-Outang
(1917)
Black Orchids
as Haitim-Tai
(1917)
Making Monkey Business
as The Ape
(1916)
What Darwin Missed
as The Wise Oran-Outang
(1916)
Hungry Happy's Dream
as Joe Martin the Chimp
(1915)
(1915)
The Black Box
as Chimp
(1915)
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
as Joe Martin - the Inheritance