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.
Best known work
Seven Years Bad Luck
1921
Merry-Go-Round
1923
The Adventures of Tarzan
1921
Trifling Women
1922
Hollywood
1923
Black Orchids
1917
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
1915
Spangles
1926
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
1915
Hungry Happy's Dream
1916Filmography
1926
Spanglesas The Chimp (uncredited)
1923
Hollywoodas Orangutan
1923
Merry-Go-Roundas Chimp (uncredited)
1922
Trifling Womenas Orangutan (uncredited)
1921
The Adventures of Tarzanas Man in Ape Suit
1921
A Monkey Movie Staras Self
1921
A Monkey Heroas Monkey Hero
1921
Seven Years Bad Luckas The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
1920
A Prohibition Monkeyas Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
1920
The Evil Eyeas Orangutan (uncredited)
1920
A Baby Doll Banditas The Chimp
1920
King of the Circusas Chimp (uncredited)
1919
Monkey Stuffas A Chimp
1919
Looney Lions and Monkey Businessas The Chimp
1917
Man and Beastas The Orang-Outang
1917
Making Monkey Businessas The Ape
1917
Black Orchidsas Haitim-Tai
1916
What Darwin Missedas The Wise Oran-Outang
1916
Hungry Happy's Dreamas Joe Martin the Chimp
1915
1915
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Looseas Joe Martin - the Inheritance
1915
The Black Boxas Chimp