Joe Martin
View on IMDb ↗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
Hollywood
A Prohibition Monkey
King of the Circus
A Baby Doll Bandit
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
Monkey Stuff
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
Spangles
The Evil Eye
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went DryFilmography (22)
- 1926
SpanglesThe Chimp (Uncredited) - 1923
HollywoodOrangutan - 1923
Merry-Go-RoundChimp (uncredited) - 1922
Trifling WomenOrangutan (Uncredited) - 1921
Seven Years Bad LuckThe Chimpanzee (uncredited) - 1921
The Adventures of TarzanMan in Ape Suit - 1921
A Monkey Movie StarHimself - 1921
A Monkey HeroMonkey Hero - 1920
A Prohibition MonkeyJoe Martin - An Orang-outang - 1920
King of the CircusChimp (Uncredited) - 1920
A Baby Doll BanditThe Chimp - 1920
The Evil EyeOrangutan (Uncredited) - 1919
Looney Lions and Monkey BusinessThe Chimp - 1919
Monkey StuffA Chimp - 1917Making Monkey BusinessThe Ape
- 1917
Black OrchidsHaitim-Tai - 1917
Man and BeastThe Orang-Outang - 1916What Darwin MissedThe Wise Oran-Outang
- 1916Hungry Happy's DreamJoe Martin the Chimp
- 1915
Joe Martin Turns 'Em LooseJoe Martin - the Inheritance - 1915
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went DryOrangutan - 1915
The Black BoxChimp