Joe Martin

Joe Martin

  • Place of birth: Indonesian Archipelago
  • Also know as: Joe Martin the Chimp

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.

Filmography

Seven Years Bad Luck

1921

As The Chimpanzee (uncredited)

The Adventures of Tarzan

1921

As Man in Ape Suit

Black Orchids

1917

As Haitim-Tai

Spangles

1926

As The Chimp (Uncredited)

Trifling Women

1922

As Orangutan (Uncredited)

Man and Beast

1917

As The Orang-Outang

Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose

1915

As Joe Martin - the Inheritance

Hungry Happy's Dream

1916

As Joe Martin the Chimp

What Darwin Missed

1916

As The Wise Oran-Outang

The Black Box

1915

As Chimp

The Evil Eye

1920

As Orangutan (Uncredited)

King of the Circus

1920

As Chimp (Uncredited)

Merry-Go-Round

1923

As Chimp (uncredited)

Hollywood

1923

As Orangutan

A Monkey Hero

1921

As Monkey Hero

A Monkey Movie Star

1921

As Himself

A Prohibition Monkey

1920

As Joe Martin - An Orang-outang

A Baby Doll Bandit

1920

As The Chimp

Monkey Stuff

1919

As A Chimp

Making Monkey Business

1917

As The Ape

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