thumb|napoleon and sally, 1916 film this is a list of nonhuman primates of encyclopedic interest. it includes individual primates (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans and gibbons) which are in some way famous or notable. ==ape actors== * bam bam, an orangutan, played precious on the soap opera passions.free bam bam - chicago tribune * Ãarli (1993â), a chimp, starred in the live-action movie the jungle book (1994) and in the turkish television series Ãarli before retiring to monkey world in dorset, uk.monkey world ape rescue centre * manis, an orangutan, played clyde in the clint eastwood action-comedy film every which way but loose (1978), but not in the 1980 sequel any which way you can, as the "child actor" had outgrown his part! his successor sadly died shortly after the film. * c.j., an orangutan, played in the 1981 film tarzan the ape man. * clara, a chimp, played livingston in the movie comedy delicatessen (1991). * evie (short for evolution), a chimp, played robot dog muffit ii in the original 1979 battlestar galactica television series. * j. fred muggs (a chimp born 1952) was a "co-host" with dave garroway on nbc's today show in the 1950s. *jiggs (chimpanzee) was the first cheeta in the tarzan films in the 1930s. * judy, a pet chimp of the family, was depicted in the 1960s cbs series, daktari. she also played the penny robinson character's pet chimp, debbie, in the simultaneously running lost in space.angela cartwright - interview * kwanza (or kwan), a gorilla, played sidney in the romance movie return to me (2000) with minnie driver and david duchovny. kwan currently lives at lincoln park zoo in chicago.return favor * louie, a talented juvenile chimp actor, played on numerous music videos, tv commercials , and starred in the carpet monkey commercials that went viral in 2007 for human giant on mtv. louie retired to little rock zoo with his brother mikey in 2008. louie passed away in august 2011 from an immunodeficiency disorder at the zoo, one week short of his seventh birthday. * mowgli, a chimp, was a guest on cnbc's dennis miller live and on monk.[http://www.centerforgreatapes.org/residents-details.aspx?id=27 
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