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)
The Adventures of Tarzan
as Man in Ape Suit
(1921)
Seven Years Bad Luck
as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
(1921)
A Monkey Hero
as Monkey Hero
(1921)
A Monkey Movie Star
as Himself
(1920)
King of the Circus
as Chimp (Uncredited)
(1920)
A Prohibition Monkey
as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
(1920)
The Evil Eye
as Orangutan (Uncredited)
(1920)
A Baby Doll Bandit
as The Chimp
(1919)
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
as The Chimp
(1919)
Monkey Stuff
as A Chimp
(1917)
Black Orchids
as Haitim-Tai
(1917)
Man and Beast
as The Orang-Outang
(1917)
Making Monkey Business
as The Ape
(1916)
Hungry Happy's Dream
as Joe Martin the Chimp
(1916)
What Darwin Missed
as The Wise Oran-Outang
(1915)
(1915)
The Black Box
as Chimp
(1915)
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
as Joe Martin - the Inheritance