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Joe Martin

Joe Martin

Actor Indonesian Archipelago 1915–1926 (11 year career)
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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

Seven Years Bad Luck
Film

Seven Years Bad Luck

The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round
Film

Merry-Go-Round

Chimp (uncredited)
The Adventures of Tarzan
Film

The Adventures of Tarzan

Man in Ape Suit
Hollywood
Film

Hollywood

Orangutan
The Black Box
Film

The Black Box

Chimp
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
Film

Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry

Orangutan
Trifling Women
Film

Trifling Women

Orangutan (Uncredited)
Black Orchids
Film

Black Orchids

Haitim-Tai

Filmography