Joe Martin

Actor

Joe Martin

21 films

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

21 films as actor
  1. 1926SpanglesThe Chimp (uncredited)
  2. 1923HollywoodOrangutan
  3. 1923Merry-Go-RoundChimp (uncredited)
  4. 1922Trifling WomenOrangutan (uncredited)
  5. 1921The Adventures of TarzanMan in Ape Suit
  6. 1921A Monkey HeroMonkey Hero
  7. 1921Seven Years Bad LuckThe Chimpanzee (uncredited)
  8. 1920A Prohibition MonkeyJoe Martin - An Orang-outang
  9. 1920The Evil EyeOrangutan (uncredited)
  10. 1920A Baby Doll BanditThe Chimp
  11. 1920King of the CircusChimp (uncredited)
  12. 1919Monkey StuffA Chimp
  13. 1919Looney Lions and Monkey BusinessThe Chimp
  14. 1917Man and BeastThe Orang-Outang
  15. 1917Making Monkey BusinessThe Ape
  16. 1917Black OrchidsHaitim-Tai
  17. 1916What Darwin MissedThe Wise Oran-Outang
  18. 1916Hungry Happy's DreamJoe Martin the Chimp
  19. 1915Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went DryOrangutan
  20. 1915Joe Martin Turns 'Em LooseJoe Martin - the Inheritance
  21. 1915The Black BoxChimp