<Li> Kris Kristofferson as Karubi Daena's father . Karubi is killed by Thade while trying to escape . Kristofferson had immediately agreed to be cast . "The director Tim Burton is a hero of mine . I have eight kids and we've seen all of his films from Pee - wee's Big Adventure to Sleepy Hollow many times ." </Li> <Li> Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa as General Krull A gorilla and former military leader whose career had been destroyed by Thade . Krull became a servant of Senator Sandar and assisted the humans in their rebellion . </Li> <Li> Paul Giamatti as Limbo A comical orangutan who works in the trade business of human slaves . Limbo is caught in the conflict between humans and apes and tries his best to simply survive . Giamatti drew inspiration from W.C. Fields for his performance . While his prosthetic makeup was being applied, Giamatti watched episodes of Ultraman and various Japanese Godzilla films . </Li> <Li> Jonah (uncredited) as Pericles A chimp student trained by Leo at the US Air Force space station training other chimps and orangutans to fly space pods . He is launched on a mission that involves traveling through an electromagnetic storm . He appears in only a few scenes, interacting mainly with Leo and in the ending scene with Ari . </Li>

Who played the orangutan in planet of the apes 2001
find me the text answering this question