Joe Martin
Birthplace: 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
Black Orchids
Spangles
Hollywood
Merry-Go-Round
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
A Baby Doll Bandit
Seven Years Bad Luck
The Adventures of Tarzan
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
Trifling Women
Top Movie Credits
Black Orchids
Haitim-Tai
Spangles
The Chimp (Uncredited)
Hollywood
Orangutan
Merry-Go-Round
Chimp (uncredited)
A Baby Doll Bandit
The Chimp
Seven Years Bad Luck
The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
The Adventures of Tarzan
Man in Ape Suit
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
The Chimp
Trifling Women
Orangutan (Uncredited)