death_place death_date years_active birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
netherlands 3 january 2012 1962-2005 mexico 5 november 1930 joaquín martínez
 joaquín martínez actor
joaquín martínez

joaquin martinez -lrb- november 5 , 1930 -- january 3 , 2012 -rrb- was a mexican-born film , theatre and television actor .
often appearing in westerns , martinez was perhaps best known for starring roles in the 1972 film , `` jeremiah johnson '' , in which he played a crow chief , paints his shirt red , and the 1972 film , `` ulzana 's raid '' , which was directed by robert aldrich and starred burt lancaster .
martinez was often typecast in roles that stereotyped latinos , native americans , and mexicans , but he frequently changed and reworked his characters through his acting , sometimes causing tensions with a production 's director .
