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
Merry-Go-Round
Hollywood
Spangles
King of the Circus
The Adventures of Tarzan
Seven Years Bad Luck
Trifling Women
The Evil Eye
Black Orchids
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
Top Movie Credits
Merry-Go-Round
Chimp (uncredited)
Hollywood
Orangutan
Spangles
The Chimp (uncredited)
King of the Circus
Chimp (uncredited)
The Adventures of Tarzan
Man in Ape Suit
Seven Years Bad Luck
The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Trifling Women
Orangutan (uncredited)
The Evil Eye
Orangutan (uncredited)
Black Orchids
Haitim-Tai