Joe Martin
Acting
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.
Filmography
Spangles
Nov 7, 1926
Hollywood
Aug 19, 1923
Merry-Go-Round
Jul 1, 1923
Trifling Women
Nov 6, 1922
The Adventures of Tarzan
Dec 1, 1921
A Monkey Movie Star
Jul 4, 1921
A Monkey Hero
Apr 19, 1921
Seven Years Bad Luck
Feb 6, 1921
A Prohibition Monkey
Sep 13, 1920
The Evil Eye
Apr 30, 1920
A Baby Doll Bandit
Jan 12, 1920
King of the Circus
Jan 2, 1920
Monkey Stuff
Jul 7, 1919
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
Apr 23, 1919
Man and Beast
Jun 25, 1917
Black Orchids
Jan 1, 1917
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
Oct 14, 1915
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
Sep 15, 1915
The Black Box
Mar 8, 1915