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.
Seven Years Bad Luck
as The Chimpanzee (uncredited)After breaking a mirror in his home, superstitious Max tries to avoid situations which could...
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Merry-Go-Round
as Chimp (uncredited)A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer,...
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Trifling Women
as Orangutan (Uncredited)Leon de Severac is fed up with his daughter Jacqueline, who is constantly seducing men. Hoping...
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Black Orchids
as Haitim-TaiFrivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her...
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A Prohibition Monkey
as Joe Martin - An Orang-outangThe town of Beer Bottle Bend is so tough that the babies chew tobacco. It is run in a high,...
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Hollywood
as OrangutanAngela 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 OrangutanThis is another comedy, in which trick photography plays a large part. It is a travesty on the...
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The Adventures of Tarzan
as Man in Ape SuitTarzan spurns the love of La, Queen of Opar. When he isn't trying to keep the Bolshevik Rokoff...
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Spangles
as The Chimp (Uncredited)At a three-ring circus, 'Spangles' Delancy, a beautiful bareback horse rider, falls in love with...
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Man and Beast
as The Orang-OutangDuring the great drought on the South African veldt, bitterness erupts between the von Haagen...
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King of the Circus
as Chimp (Uncredited)Eddie King goes up against a villainous circus owner in this action adventure which was directed...
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Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
as Joe Martin - the InheritanceAn old maid receives a telegram from the administrator of a distant uncle's will, stating that...
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The Evil Eye
as Orangutan (Uncredited)This serial, starring boxer Leslie King, is presumed lost.
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A Baby Doll Bandit
as The ChimpWeazel Tail Bend was so crooked it couldn't see straight, but one day the town was brightened...
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Monkey Stuff
as A ChimpTwo-reel comedy, directed by William S. Campbell staring noted orangutan actor, Joe Martin
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A Monkey Movie Star
as HimselfJoe dreams he has become a high-salaried, temperamental movie star.
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A Monkey Hero
as Monkey HeroHere's a surefire number if ever there was one. Filled with innumerable original gags and...
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Looney Lions and Monkey Business
as The ChimpThe adventures of an escaped convict.
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