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