Joe Martin
Known For
Acting
Born
in 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.
Most Known For
Hollywood
as Orangutan
The Adventures of Tarzan
as Man in Ape Suit
Trifling Women
as Orangutan (Uncredited)
Black Orchids
as Haitim-Tai
The Black Box
as Chimp
Merry-Go-Round
as Chimp (uncredited)
Seven Years Bad Luck
as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Spangles
as The Chimp (Uncredited)
Making Monkey Business
as The Ape
What Darwin Missed
as The Wise Oran-Outang
The Evil Eye
as Orangutan (Uncredited)
Monkey Stuff
as A Chimp
Hungry Happy's Dream
as Joe Martin the Chimp
A Baby Doll Bandit
as The Chimp
King of the Circus
as Chimp (Uncredited)
Man and Beast
as The Orang-Outang
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
as The Chimp
A Prohibition Monkey
as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
A Monkey Hero
as Monkey Hero
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
as Joe Martin - the Inheritance