This is a list of fictional apes (Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, and Orangutans) and other non-human higher primates. Monkeys, which are not apes, have their own page.

Contents

1 Literary Apes 2 Movie Apes / Ape creatures 3 Television Apes 4 Stories about ape-men 5 Other fictional apes 6 Related Topics

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

Movie Apes / Ape creatures

• Amy, ASL-signing gorilla in Congo
• Bonzo, chimpanzee in Bedtime for Bonzo
• 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
• King Kong
• King Louie, orangutan in Disney's animated version of The Jungle Book
• Mighty Joe Young
• various characters in Planet of the Apes and sequels
• Suzanne, orangutan in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and the credits of Mallrats
• Virgil and other chimpanzees in Project X

Television Apes

(animated, unless otherwise specified)

• the ape named Ape, friend of George of the Jungle
• Bear, chimpanzee in BJ and the Bear (live-action)
• Darwin, chimpanzee in The Wild Thornberrys
• Doctor Rectangle's trained chimpanzees in Fat Dog Mendoza
• Grape Ape
• Magilla Gorilla
• The PG Tips tea commercial chimps (live-action)
• Lancelot Link, Marta Hairi, et al., in Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (live-action)

Stories about ape-men

• George of the Jungle
• Tarzan
• Jungle-born by John Eyton
• See also:
  • Feral children
  • Feral children in mythology and fiction

Other fictional apes

• Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong - video game characters.
• 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.
• Titano the Super-Ape - villain from Superman comic books

Related Topics

• List of apes (for notable non-fictional apes)
• List of fictional monkeys