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
Hollywood
The Adventures of Tarzan
Merry-Go-Round
Black Orchids
Spangles
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
A Prohibition Monkey
King of the Circus
All Movies (22)
- Spangles1926 · as The Chimp (Uncredited)
- Hollywood1923 · as Orangutan
- Merry-Go-Round1923 · as Chimp (uncredited)
- Trifling Women1922 · as Orangutan (Uncredited)
- The Adventures of Tarzan1921 · as Man in Ape Suit
- A Monkey Movie Star1921 · as Himself
- A Monkey Hero1921 · as Monkey Hero
- Seven Years Bad Luck1921 · as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
- A Prohibition Monkey1920 · as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
- The Evil Eye1920 · as Orangutan (Uncredited)
- A Baby Doll Bandit1920 · as The Chimp
- King of the Circus1920 · as Chimp (Uncredited)
- Monkey Stuff1919 · as A Chimp
- Looney Lions and Monkey Business1919 · as The Chimp
- Man and Beast1917 · as The Orang-Outang
- Making Monkey Business1917 · as The Ape
- Black Orchids1917 · as Haitim-Tai
- What Darwin Missed1916 · as The Wise Oran-Outang
- Hungry Happy's Dream1916 · as Joe Martin the Chimp
- Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry1915 · as Orangutan
- Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose1915 · as Joe Martin - the Inheritance
- The Black Box1915 · as Chimp