
Joe Martin
Acting
Male
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.
Also Known As
- Joe Martin the Chimp
- Charlie Chimpanzee
Known For

Seven Years Bad Luck
February 06, 1921

Merry-Go-Round
July 01, 1923

The Adventures of Tarzan
December 01, 1921

Hollywood
August 19, 1923

Black Orchids
January 01, 1917

Trifling Women
November 06, 1922

Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
October 14, 1915

The Black Box
March 08, 1915

Spangles
November 07, 1926

Man and Beast
June 25, 1917

Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
September 15, 1915

Looney Lions and Monkey Business
April 23, 1919
