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