Joe Martin
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
The Adventures of Tarzan
Merry-Go-Round
What Darwin Missed
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
Spangles
King of the Circus
A Prohibition Monkey
Black Orchids
Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose
Looney Lions and Monkey Business
The Evil Eye
A Baby Doll Bandit
Seven Years Bad Luck
A Monkey Hero
Trifling Women
The Black Box
Monkey Stuff