Acting
Joe Martin
EN cinema · 22 credits
Birthplace
Indonesian Archipelago
Also known as Joe Martin the Chimp · Charlie Chimpanzee
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
Filmography
Spangles
as The Chimp (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round
as Chimp (uncredited)
Hollywood
as Orangutan
Trifling Women
as Orangutan (uncredited)
Seven Years Bad Luck
as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
The Adventures of Tarzan
as Man in Ape Suit
A Monkey Hero
as Monkey Hero
The Evil Eye
as Orangutan (uncredited)
King of the Circus
as Chimp (uncredited)
A Prohibition Monkey
as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
A Baby Doll Bandit
as The Chimp
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
as The Chimp
Monkey Stuff
as A Chimp
Black Orchids
as Haitim-Tai
Man and Beast
as The Orang-Outang
Hungry Happy's Dream
1916
Hungry Happy's Dream
as Joe Martin the Chimp
What Darwin Missed
1916
What Darwin Missed
as The Wise Oran-Outang
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
as Joe Martin - the Inheritance
The Black Box
as Chimp