Joe Martin

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

as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)

Merry-Go-Round

as Chimp (uncredited)

The Adventures of Tarzan

as Man in Ape Suit

Trifling Women

as Orangutan (Uncredited)

Hollywood

as Orangutan

Black Orchids

as Haitim-Tai

Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry

as Orangutan

Spangles

as The Chimp (Uncredited)

Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose

as Joe Martin - the Inheritance

Hungry Happy's Dream

as Joe Martin the Chimp