
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)

Spangles
1926
as The Chimp (Uncredited)

Hollywood
1923
as Orangutan

Black Orchids
1917
as Haitim-Tai

Merry-Go-Round
1923
as Chimp (uncredited)

The Adventures of Tarzan
1921
as Man in Ape Suit

Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
1915
as Orangutan

Trifling Women
1922
as Orangutan (Uncredited)

A Prohibition Monkey
1920
as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
Making Monkey Business
1917
as The Ape

Seven Years Bad Luck
1921
as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)

A Baby Doll Bandit
1920
as The Chimp

The Evil Eye
1920
as Orangutan (Uncredited)

King of the Circus
1920
as Chimp (Uncredited)

A Monkey Hero
1921
as Monkey Hero
What Darwin Missed
1916
as The Wise Oran-Outang

Monkey Stuff
1919
as A Chimp

Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
1915
as Joe Martin - the Inheritance

Looney Lions and Monkey Business
1919
as The Chimp

The Black Box
1915
as Chimp

Man and Beast
1917
as The Orang-Outang

A Monkey Movie Star
1921
as Himself
Hungry Happy's Dream
1916
as Joe Martin the Chimp
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
- Spangles (1926) — as The Chimp (Uncredited)
- Hollywood (1923) — as Orangutan
- Black Orchids (1917) — as Haitim-Tai
- Merry-Go-Round (1923) — as Chimp (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) — as Man in Ape Suit
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