Joe Martin
Gender: Male
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.
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Known For
1923Merry-Go-Round
1921Seven Years Bad Luck
1921The Adventures of Tarzan
1922Trifling Women
1915Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
1920King of the Circus
1923Hollywood
Hungry Happy's Dream
1920A Prohibition Monkey
1919Looney Lions and Monkey Business
1920A Baby Doll Bandit
1915The Black Box
1926Spangles
1915Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
1920The Evil Eye
1917Man and Beast
1921A Monkey Movie Star
1917