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