Joe Martin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

-

Place of Birth

Indonesian Archipelago

Joe Martin

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

  • A Monkey Movie Star

    A Monkey Movie Star

  • Black Orchids

    Black Orchids

  • A Prohibition Monkey

    A Prohibition Monkey

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • King of the Circus

    King of the Circus

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

    Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry

  • A Baby Doll Bandit

    A Baby Doll Bandit

  • The Evil Eye

    The Evil Eye

  • Trifling Women

    Trifling Women

  • Man and Beast

    Man and Beast

  • Hungry Happy's Dream

    Hungry Happy's Dream

  • Making Monkey Business

    Making Monkey Business

  • Seven Years Bad Luck

    Seven Years Bad Luck

  • Merry-Go-Round

    Merry-Go-Round

  • Looney Lions and Monkey Business

    Looney Lions and Monkey Business

  • What Darwin Missed

    What Darwin Missed

  • The Adventures of Tarzan

    The Adventures of Tarzan

  • Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose

    Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose

  • Spangles

    Spangles

  • Monkey Stuff

    Monkey Stuff

  • The Black Box

    The Black Box

  • A Monkey Hero

    A Monkey Hero