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
| Birth Location | Indonesian Archipelago |
|---|---|
| Born |
Movies
Spangles
as The Chimp (Uncredited)
1926
Hollywood
as Orangutan
1923
Merry-Go-Round
as Chimp (uncredited)
1923
Trifling Women
as Orangutan (Uncredited)
1922
The Adventures of Tarzan
as Man in Ape Suit
1921
A Monkey Movie Star
as Himself
1921
A Monkey Hero
as Monkey Hero
1921
Seven Years Bad Luck
as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
1921
A Prohibition Monkey
as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
1920
The Evil Eye
as Orangutan (Uncredited)
1920
A Baby Doll Bandit
as The Chimp
1920
King of the Circus
as Chimp (Uncredited)
1920
Monkey Stuff
as A Chimp
1919
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
as The Chimp
1919
Man and Beast
as The Orang-Outang
1917
Making Monkey Business
as The Ape
1917
Black Orchids
as Haitim-Tai
1917
What Darwin Missed
as The Wise Oran-Outang
1916
Hungry Happy's Dream
as Joe Martin the Chimp
1916
1915
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
as Joe Martin - the Inheritance
1915
The Black Box
as Chimp
1915
Joe Martin hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows