1923Nominee
Best Performance
Merry-Go-Round
Joe Martin
Actor
Indonesian Archipelago
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1926Nominee
Best Performance
Spangles
1923Winner
Best Performance
Hollywood
Career Highlights
1920Highlight
Best Performance
King of the Circus
1915Highlight
Best Performance
The Black Box
Video
Merry-Go-Round