Joe Martin (orangutan) filmography

This is a list of known on-screen appearances made by Joe Martin (orangutan), a film star of the 1910s and 1920s.




 * 1) Title unknown, one-reel comedy directed by Allen Turner
 * 2) Universal Ike Makes a Monkey of Himself (1914)
 * 3) Mike and Jake Live Close to Nature (1914)
 * 4) What Happened to Schultz? (1914)
 * 5) Actors from the Jungle (1915), Powers, one reel, Joe Martin credit as "Chimpanzee Charlie, the most accomplished Simian actor in the world"
 * 6) When Brains Are Needed (1915), Big U, "...when the orang-outang escapes..."
 * 7) The Black Box (1915), 15-episode serial directed by Otis Turner
 * 8) Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose (1915), two reels, comedy, directed by Rex De Rosselli and Paul Bourgeois
 * 9) Lady Baffles and Detective Duck (1915), "a spoof of cliff-hanger serials in eleven one-reel chapters," directed by Allen Curtis, PARTIALLY EXTANT. (Joe Martin appears in extant episodes four, "Baffles Aids Cupid," and nine, "When the Wets Went Dry.")
 * 10) The Janitor (1916), directed by Wallace Beery
 * 11) The Missing Link, or What Darwin Missed (1916), one-reel, directed by Beverly Griffith
 * 12) Hungry Happy's Dream (1916), directed by Guy Hedlund, working title H. Oboe Rhodes, Animal King
 * 13) A Strange Confession (1916), a 101 Bison-Jay Hunt production, mystery drama
 * 14)  After Midnight (1916), one-reel comedy, directed by Rex De Rosselli
 * 15)  In African Wilds (1917), directed by Henry McRae
 * 16) The Red Ace (1917), a 16-episode serial
 * 17) Man and Beast (1917), five-reel feature, directed by Henry McRae, costarring "baby Stecker" and Charlie the elephant POSSIBLY EXTANT (MoMA)
 * 18) Amelita's Friend (1917), two reels, one of the "Lena Baskette Featurettes," directed by Marshall Stedman
 * 19) Black Orchids (1917), feature melodrama, directed by Rex Ingram
 * 20) Making Monkey Business (1917), Victor comedy, one reel, directed by Allen Curtis
 * 21) The Lure of the Circus (1917), Bison two-reel comedy, directed by Henry McRae, alternate title The Life of the Circus
 * 22) The Fatal Marriage (1918), Fox-Lehrman-Sunshine, directed by Henry Lehrman
 * 23) The Lion's Claws (1918), adventure serial, episode 14 "Hell Let Loose"
 * 24) Jazz Monkey (1919), two-reel comedy, directed by William S. Campbell, working title was And the Elephant Still Pursued Her
 * 25) Monkey Stuff (1919), two-reel comedy, directed by William S. Campbell   POSSIBLY EXTANT (BFI)
 * 26)  Looney Lions and Monkey Business (1919), two-reel comedy, produced by Vin Moore, costarring "the Century Lions"
 * 27) It's a Bird (1919), L-KO, comedy
 * 28) The Merry-Go-Round (1919), Fox Film Co.
 * 29) Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement, Issue 5: Roughhouse at the Universal Zoo (1919), newsreel
 * 30) The Return of Tarzan aka The Revenge of Tarzan (1920), Numa Pictures feature, directed by Harry Revier
 * 31) Upper Three and Lower Four (1920), five-reel comedy feature, directed by Al Santell
 * 32) The Evil Eye (1920), horror serial starring boxer Benny Leonard
 * 33)  King of the Circus (1920), thriller serial, directed by J.P. McGowan
 * 34) A Prohibition Monkey (1920), two-reel comedy, directed by William S. Campbell
 * 35) A Wild Night (1920), two-reel comedy, directed by Al Santell
 * 36) Screen Snapshots 1-11 (1920)
 * 37) His Day of Rest (1920), one reel, adventure comedy
 * 38) A Monkey Bell Hop (1921), Universal Jewel, two-reel comedy, directed by Harry Burns
 * 39) A Monkey Hero (1921), two-reel comedy, directed by Harry Burns, working title A Monkey Fireman
 * 40) A Monkey Movie Star (1921), two-reel comedy, directed by Harry Burns — Shot at the Universal City arena, said to be Joe Martin's "autobiography" and "show the simian star as he actually is, both before the camera and in the seclusion of his  jungle bungalow."  — "The picture shows the mode of life and the training of the famous orang-outang."
 * 41) No Monkey Business (1921), one or two reels, directed by Al Russell
 * 42) His Lady Friend (1921), two reels, directed by Vin Moore
 * 43) Seven Years Bad Luck (1921), feature comedy with an extended sequence filmed at the Universal City Zoo; said to be Max Linder's best surviving film FILM EXTANT
 * 44) The Adventures of Tarzan (1921), a 15-episode serial FILM EXTANT
 * 45) Screen Snapshots 1-17 (1921), newsreel
 * 46) Ready to Serve (1921), comedy starring Chester Conklin
 * 47) A Monkey Schoolmaster (1922), two-reel comedy, directed by Harry Burns
 * 48) Trifling Women (1922), feature melodrama
 * 49) The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922)
 * 50) Merry-Go-Round (1923), romantic drama feature; producing prodigy Irving Thalberg oversaw the film FILM EXTANT
 * 51) Hollywood (1923), Famous Players–Lasky, newsreel
 * 52) Down in Jungle Town (1924), one-reel comedy, directed by Harry Burns and Curley Stecker
 * 53) A White Wing Monkey (1924), one or two reel comedy, directed by Harry Burns and Curley Stecker
 * 54) Life in Hollywood (1927), newsreel FILM EXTANT