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Aliases: Joe Martin the Chimp , Charlie Chimpanzee

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Indonesian Archipelago

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Movie Involvements: 10

TV Involvements: 0


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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.

Most Famous Work

King of the Circus
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King of the Circus

(1920) Chimp (Uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round
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Merry-Go-Round

(1923) Chimp (uncredited)
Black Orchids
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Black Orchids

(1917) Haitim-Tai
The Evil Eye
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The Evil Eye

(1920) Orangutan (Uncredited)
The Black Box
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The Black Box

(1915) Chimp
The Adventures of Tarzan
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The Adventures of Tarzan

(1921) Man in Ape Suit
Trifling Women
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Trifling Women

(1922) Orangutan (Uncredited)
Man and Beast
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Man and Beast

(1917) The Orang-Outang

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