Joe Martin
Known for Acting · 22 credits
- Place of birth
- Indonesian Archipelago
- Also known as
- Joe Martin the Chimp · Charlie Chimpanzee
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
Movies (22)
Black Orchids
1917
as Haitim-Tai
Spangles
1926
as The Chimp (Uncredited)
Hollywood
1923
as Orangutan
Merry-Go-Round
1923
as Chimp (uncredited)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
1915
as Orangutan
A Baby Doll Bandit
1920
as The Chimp
Seven Years Bad Luck
1921
as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
The Adventures of Tarzan
1921
as Man in Ape Suit
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
1919
as The Chimp
Trifling Women
1922
as Orangutan (Uncredited)
Making Monkey Business
1917
as The Ape
A Prohibition Monkey
1920
as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
Monkey Stuff
1919
as A Chimp
What Darwin Missed
1916
as The Wise Oran-Outang
The Black Box
1915
as Chimp
Man and Beast
1917
as The Orang-Outang
King of the Circus
1920
as Chimp (Uncredited)
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
1915
as Joe Martin - the Inheritance
The Evil Eye
1920
as Orangutan (Uncredited)
A Monkey Hero
1921
as Monkey Hero
Hungry Happy's Dream
1916
as Joe Martin the Chimp
A Monkey Movie Star
1921
as Himself
About Joe Martin
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. With 22 credits spanning from 1915 to 1926, Joe Martin has appeared in 22 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joe Martin Movies
- Black Orchids (1917) — as Haitim-Tai
- Spangles (1926) — as The Chimp (Uncredited)
- Hollywood (1923) — as Orangutan
- Merry-Go-Round (1923) — as Chimp (uncredited)
- Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry (1915) — as Orangutan
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