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)
Seven Years Bad Luck The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Trifling Women Orangutan (Uncredited)