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Joe Martin

Joe Martin

Birthday: | Place of Birth: Indonesian Archipelago

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1926
Spangles

as    The Chimp (Uncredited)

1922
Trifling Women

as    Orangutan (Uncredited)

1921
A Monkey Movie Star

as    Himself

1921
The Adventures of Tarzan

as    Man in Ape Suit

1921
A Monkey Hero

as    Monkey Hero

1921
Seven Years Bad Luck

as    The Chimpanzee (uncredited)

1920
King of the Circus

as    Chimp (Uncredited)

1920
A Prohibition Monkey

as    Joe Martin - An Orang-outang

1920
The Evil Eye

as    Orangutan (Uncredited)

1920
A Baby Doll Bandit

as    The Chimp

1919
Monkey Stuff

as    A Chimp

1919
Looney Lions and Monkey Business

as    The Chimp

1917
Black Orchids

as    Haitim-Tai

1917
Making Monkey Business

as    The Ape

1917
Man and Beast

as    The Orang-Outang

1916
Hungry Happy's Dream

as    Joe Martin the Chimp

1916
What Darwin Missed

as    The Wise Oran-Outang

1915
The Black Box

as    Chimp

1915
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose

as    Joe Martin - the Inheritance