Joe Martin

Joe Martin

Place of Birth:

Indonesian Archipelago

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.

filmography:

King of the Circus King of the Circus

1920

The Evil Eye The Evil Eye

1920

Hollywood Hollywood

1923

The Black Box The Black Box

1915

A Monkey Movie Star A Monkey Movie Star

1921

A Monkey Hero A Monkey Hero

1921

Making Monkey Business Making Monkey Business

1917

Monkey Stuff Monkey Stuff

1919

A Baby Doll Bandit A Baby Doll Bandit

1920

A Prohibition Monkey A Prohibition Monkey

1920

Merry-Go-Round Merry-Go-Round

1923

What Darwin Missed What Darwin Missed

1916

Trifling Women Trifling Women

1922

Spangles Spangles

1926

Black Orchids Black Orchids

1917

The Adventures of Tarzan The Adventures of Tarzan

1921

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

1915

Man and Beast Man and Beast

1917

Looney Lions and Monkey Business Looney Lions and Monkey Business

1919

Hungry Happy's Dream Hungry Happy's Dream

1916

Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose

1915

Seven Years Bad Luck Seven Years Bad Luck

1921

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