Joe Martin
ActingPlace 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
Merry-Go-Round
Chimp (uncredited)
Hollywood
Orangutan
The Adventures of Tarzan
Man in Ape Suit
Trifling Women
Orangutan (Uncredited)
Spangles
The Chimp (Uncredited)
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
The Chimp
Seven Years Bad Luck
The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Black Orchids
Haitim-Tai
The Evil Eye
Orangutan (Uncredited)
King of the Circus
Chimp (Uncredited)