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.
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Acting History
1926
Spangles as The Chimp (Uncredited)
1923Hollywood as Orangutan
1923Merry-Go-Round as Chimp (uncredited)
1922Trifling Women as Orangutan (Uncredited)
1921The Adventures of Tarzan as Man in Ape Suit
1921A Monkey Movie Star as Himself
1921A Monkey Hero as Monkey Hero
1921Seven Years Bad Luck as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
1920A Prohibition Monkey as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
1920The Evil Eye as Orangutan (Uncredited)
1920A Baby Doll Bandit as The Chimp
1920King of the Circus as Chimp (Uncredited)
1919Monkey Stuff as A Chimp
1919Looney Lions and Monkey Business as The Chimp
1917Man and Beast as The Orang-Outang
1917Making Monkey Business as The Ape
1917Black Orchids as Haitim-Tai
1916What Darwin Missed as The Wise Oran-Outang
1916Hungry Happy's Dream as Joe Martin the Chimp
1915Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry as Orangutan
1915Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose as Joe Martin - the Inheritance
1915The Black Box as Chimp