Joe Martin

Born: None

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.


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Merry-Go-Round

as Chimp (uncredited)
Released: 1923-07-01

A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer,...

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Seven Years Bad Luck

as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)
Released: 1921-02-06

After breaking a mirror in his home, superstitious Max tries to avoid situations which could...

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Hollywood

as Orangutan
Released: 1923-08-19

Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa....

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Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry

as Monkey
Released: 1915-10-14

This is another comedy, in which trick photography plays a large part. It is a travesty on the...

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Black Orchids

as Haitim-Tai
Released: 1917-01-01

Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her...

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The Adventures of Tarzan

as Man in Ape Suit
Released: 1921-12-01

Tarzan spurns the love of La, Queen of Opar. When he isn't trying to keep the Bolshevik Rokoff...

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The Black Box

as Chimp
Released: 1915-03-08

Science fiction serial, presumed lost.

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King of the Circus

as Chimp (Uncredited)
Released: 1920-01-02

Eddie King goes up against a villainous circus owner in this action adventure which was directed...

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Spangles

as The Chimp (Uncredited)
Released: 1926-11-07

At a three-ring circus, 'Spangles' Delancy, a beautiful bareback horse rider, falls in love with...

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Trifling Women

as Orangutan (Uncredited)
Released: 1922-11-06

Leon de Severac is fed up with his daughter Jacqueline, who is constantly seducing men. Hoping...

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A Prohibition Monkey

as Joe Martin - An Orang-outang
Released: 1920-09-13

The town of Beer Bottle Bend is so tough that the babies chew tobacco. It is run in a high,...

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Monkey Stuff

as A Chimp
Released: 1919-07-07

Two-reel comedy, directed by William S. Campbell staring noted orangutan actor, Joe Martin

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The Evil Eye

as Orangutan (Uncredited)
Released: 1920-04-30

This serial, starring boxer Leslie King, is presumed lost.

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Man and Beast

as The Orang-Outang
Released: 1917-06-25

During the great drought on the South African veldt, bitterness erupts between the von Haagen...

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A Monkey Movie Star

as Himself
Released: 1921-07-04

Joe dreams he has become a high-salaried, temperamental movie star.

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A Baby Doll Bandit

as The Chimp
Released: 1920-01-12

Weazel Tail Bend was so crooked it couldn't see straight, but one day the town was brightened...

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Looney Lions and Monkey Business

as The Chimp
Released: 1919-04-23

The adventures of an escaped convict.

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A Monkey Hero

as Monkey Hero
Released: 1921-04-19

Here's a surefire number if ever there was one. Filled with innumerable original gags and...

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Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose

as Joe Martin - the Inheritance
Released: 1915-09-15

An old maid receives a telegram from the administrator of a distant uncle's will, stating that...

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