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
Seven Years Bad Luck
06 Feb 1921
Merry-Go-Round
01 Jul 1923
The Adventures of Tarzan
01 Dec 1921
Trifling Women
06 Nov 1922
Hollywood
19 Aug 1923
Black Orchids
01 Jan 1917
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
14 Oct 1915
Spangles
07 Nov 1926
Filmography
1926
- Spanglesas The Chimp (uncredited)
1923
- Hollywoodas Orangutan
- Merry-Go-Roundas Chimp (uncredited)
1922
- Trifling Womenas Orangutan (uncredited)
1921
- The Adventures of Tarzanas Man in Ape Suit
- A Monkey Heroas Monkey Hero
- Seven Years Bad Luckas The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
1920
- A Prohibition Monkeyas Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
- The Evil Eyeas Orangutan (uncredited)
- A Baby Doll Banditas The Chimp
- King of the Circusas Chimp (uncredited)
1919
- Monkey Stuffas A Chimp
- Looney Lions and Monkey Businessas The Chimp
1917
- Man and Beastas The Orang-Outang
- Making Monkey Businessas The Ape
- Black Orchidsas Haitim-Tai
1916
- What Darwin Missedas The Wise Oran-Outang
- Hungry Happy's Dreamas Joe Martin the Chimp
1915
- Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dryas Orangutan
- Joe Martin Turns 'Em Looseas Joe Martin - the Inheritance
- The Black Boxas Chimp