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Joe Martin

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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.

Best-Known Movies

Filmography

1926SpanglesThe Chimp (uncredited)
1923HollywoodOrangutan
1923Merry-Go-RoundChimp (uncredited)
1922Trifling WomenOrangutan (uncredited)
1921The Adventures of TarzanMan in Ape Suit
1921A Monkey Movie StarSelf
1921A Monkey HeroMonkey Hero
1921Seven Years Bad LuckThe Chimpanzee (uncredited)
1920A Prohibition MonkeyJoe Martin - An Orang-outang
1920The Evil EyeOrangutan (uncredited)
1920A Baby Doll BanditThe Chimp
1920King of the CircusChimp (uncredited)
1919Monkey StuffA Chimp
1919Looney Lions and Monkey BusinessThe Chimp
1917Man and BeastThe Orang-Outang
1917Making Monkey BusinessThe Ape
1917Black OrchidsHaitim-Tai
1916What Darwin MissedThe Wise Oran-Outang
1916Hungry Happy's DreamJoe Martin the Chimp
1915Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went DryOrangutan
1915Joe Martin Turns 'Em LooseJoe Martin - the Inheritance
1915The Black BoxChimp

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