List of fictional primates
This is a list of fictional apes (Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Orangutans, and Gibbons & Siamangs) and other non-human higher primates. Monkeys, which are not apes, have their own page.
Literary Apes
- The Bedlington Ape - James Blaylock's The Elfin Ship, possibly an orangutan
- Chemistry, Ham's pet ape in the Doc Savage adventures
- The "Famous Ape" mentioned in Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Fiben Bolger, in David Brin's The Uplift War
- the Librarian of the Unseen University - an orangutan
- The orangutan in Murders in the Rue Morgue.
- Mangani - the fictional species of apes that raised Tarzan
Apes in Comic books
Apes (gorillas in particular) were inexplicably popular during the Silver Age of comics, most prevalently seen on the covers of numerous DC Comics.
- Gorilla Grodd - villain from The Flash comic books (and other residents of Gorilla City)
- Ultra-Humanite - human brain that spent some time in an albino gorilla. DC Comics villain.
- King Solomon - a super-intelligent ape that is the sidekick of Alan Moore's Tom Strong
- Titano the Super-Ape - villain from Superman comic books
- The Weeping Gorilla - a depressed philosophical ape that is an icon and repeating theme in Alan Moore's Promethea comic books
See also: Gorillas in comics
Movie Apes / Ape creatures
- Amy, ASL-signing gorilla in Congo
- Bob, chimpanzee from Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
- Bonzo, chimpanzee in Bedtime for Bonzo
- Buddy, gorilla in Buddy (1997)
- Cheeta, chimpanzee sidekick of Tarzan in 1930s films
- Clyde, orangutan in Clint Eastwood movies Every Which Way but Loose and Any Which Way You Can
- Dunstan, orangutan in the commedy Dunston Checks In (1996)
- Easy, chimpanzee from Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
- King Kong
- King Louie, orangutan in Disney's animated version of The Jungle Book
- Link, an orangutan, and two chimpanzees named Voodoo and Imp, in the horror movie Link
- Mason the Chimpanzee, from Madagascar animated movie (2005)
- (Mr.) Livingstone, chimpanzee from Delicatessen (1991)
- Mighty Joe Young
- various characters in Planet of the Apes and sequels
- Stanley, chimpanzee from The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
- Suzanne, orangutan in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and the credits of Mallrats
- Virgil and other chimpanzees (Bluebeard, Ethel, Ginger, Goliathin, Goofy, New Recruit, Razzberry, Spike, Winston) in Project X (1987)
- Zootie, chimpanzee from Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
Television Apes
Animated
- the ape named Ape, friend of George of the Jungle
- Darwin, chimpanzee in The Wild Thornberrys
- Doctor Rectangle's trained chimpanzees in Fat Dog Mendoza
- Grape Ape
- Magilla Gorilla
Live action
- Bear, chimpanzee in B.J. and the Bear
- The PG Tips tea commercial chimps
- Lancelot Link, Marta Hairi, et al., in Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
- Nurse Precious orangutan on soap opera Passions
Stories about ape-men
- George of the Jungle
- Tarzan
- Jungle-born by John Eyton
- See also:
Other fictional apes
- Andross - main villain of the Star Fox series - and his nephew Andrew Oikonny from Star Fox Assault
- Donkey Kong - video game character; also, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Kiddy Kong from the Donkey Kong Country video game series for SNES.
- George, a human transformed into a giant ape, in the arcade game Rampage
Related Topics
- List of apes (for notable non-fictional apes)
- List of fictional monkeys