Joe Martin
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthplace
- Indonesian Archipelago
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
Filmography
Spangles
Movie · as The Chimp (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round
Movie · as Chimp (uncredited)
Hollywood
Movie · as Orangutan
Trifling Women
Movie · as Orangutan (uncredited)
Seven Years Bad Luck
Movie · as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
The Adventures of Tarzan
Movie · as Man in Ape Suit
A Monkey Hero
Movie · as Monkey Hero
A Monkey Movie Star
Movie · as Self
The Evil Eye
Movie · as Orangutan (uncredited)
King of the Circus
Movie · as Chimp (uncredited)
A Prohibition Monkey
Movie · as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
A Baby Doll Bandit
Movie · as The Chimp
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
Movie · as The Chimp
Monkey Stuff
Movie · as A Chimp
Black Orchids
Movie · as Haitim-Tai
Man and Beast
Movie · as The Orang-Outang
Making Monkey Business
Movie · as The Ape
Hungry Happy's Dream
Movie · as Joe Martin the Chimp
What Darwin Missed
Movie · as The Wise Oran-Outang
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
Movie · as Orangutan
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
Movie · as Joe Martin - the Inheritance
The Black Box
Movie · as Chimp