Joe Martin
- Place of birth
- 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.
Filmography
- 1926SpanglesFilm · The Chimp (uncredited)
- 1923HollywoodFilm · Orangutan
- 1923Merry-Go-RoundFilm · Chimp (uncredited)
- 1922Trifling WomenFilm · Orangutan (uncredited)
- 1921The Adventures of TarzanFilm · Man in Ape Suit
- 1921A Monkey Movie StarFilm · Self
- 1921A Monkey HeroFilm · Monkey Hero
- 1921Seven Years Bad LuckFilm · The Chimpanzee (uncredited)★ 6.7
- 1920A Prohibition MonkeyFilm · Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
- 1920The Evil EyeFilm · Orangutan (uncredited)
- 1920A Baby Doll BanditFilm · The Chimp
- 1920King of the CircusFilm · Chimp (uncredited)
- 1919Monkey StuffFilm · A Chimp
- 1919Looney Lions and Monkey BusinessFilm · The Chimp
- 1917Man and BeastFilm · The Orang-Outang
- 1917Making Monkey BusinessMaking Monkey BusinessFilm · The Ape
- 1917Black OrchidsFilm · Haitim-Tai
- 1916What Darwin MissedWhat Darwin MissedFilm · The Wise Oran-Outang
- 1916Hungry Happy's DreamHungry Happy's DreamFilm · Joe Martin the Chimp
- 1915Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went DryFilm · Orangutan
- 1915Joe Martin Turns 'Em LooseFilm · Joe Martin - the Inheritance
- 1915The Black BoxFilm · Chimp
