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Joe Martin
Acting
Indonesian Archipelago
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

Hollywood
as Orangutan

King of the Circus
as Chimp (Uncredited)

Merry-Go-Round
as Chimp (uncredited)

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

The Black Box
as Chimp

The Adventures of Tarzan
as Man in Ape Suit

Monkey Stuff
as A Chimp

Seven Years Bad Luck
as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)

Looney Lions and Monkey Business
as The Chimp
No Image
What Darwin Missed
as The Wise Oran-Outang