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'''Michael Braveheart''' is the actor who portrayed [[Crewman]] [[Martinez]] on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', beginning with the [[TNG Season 2|second season]] episode {{e|The Child}}. He was seen throughout the series as well as in the films {{film|8}} and {{film|9}}. Braveheart also played several characters on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. As a background actor he received no on-screen credit for his appearances. On several call sheets of ''The Next Generation'' he is listed as "Dr. Death" and he also worked occasionally as [[stand-in]] such as utility stand-in on the [[TNG Season 4|fourth season]] episode {{e|First Contact}}.
  
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|name = Michael Braveheart
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|image = Martinez, 2373.jpg
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|caption = ...as Martinez in "First Contact"
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|birth name = Michael Ray Cortez
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|birthday = {{d|11|September|1950}}
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|birthplace = San Mateo, California, USA
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|deathday = {{d|18|May|2022}}
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|deathplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
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|roles = Background actor<br />[[Stand-in]]
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|characters = [[Martinez]];<br />[[#Star Trek appearances|Multiple characters]]
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'''Michael Braveheart''' {{born|11|September|1950|died|18|May|2022}} was an actor of Native American descent who worked as a regular background actor and [[stand-in]] on {{s|TNG}}, {{s|DS9}}, {{s|VOY}}, and {{s|ENT}}, as well as in at least two {{Star Trek films}}. Braveheart is probably best known for his portrayal of [[Crewman]] [[Martinez]] on ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', beginning with the [[TNG Season 2|second season]] episode {{e|The Child}}. He was seen throughout the series as well as in the films {{film|8}} and {{film|9}}. In addition, he portrayed various alien characters and Klingons in ''Deep Space Nine'' and ''Voyager''. As a background actor he received no credit for his appearances.
   
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According to a call sheets, Braveheart was scheduled to appear in the [[TNG Season 4|fourth season]] episodes {{e|Galaxy's Child}} in Ten Forward and {{e|Qpid}} in corridor scenes but was not filmed or cut from the final episode. He was also scheduled to appear in the [[TNG Season 5|fifth season]] episodes {{e|Ensign Ro}} in Ten Forward and {{e|The First Duty}} in sickbay but did not appear in the final episodes.
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On several call sheets of ''The Next Generation'' he is listed as "Dr. Death" and he also worked occasionally as [[stand-in]] such as an utility stand-in on the [[TNG Season 4|fourth season]] episode {{e|First Contact}}. According to a call sheets, Braveheart was scheduled to appear in the [[TNG Season 4|fourth season]] episodes {{e|Galaxy's Child}} in Ten Forward and {{e|Qpid}} in corridor scenes but was not filmed or cut from the final episode. He was also scheduled to appear in the [[TNG Season 5|fifth season]] episodes {{e|Ensign Ro}} in Ten Forward and {{e|The First Duty}} in sickbay but did not appear in the final episodes.
   
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Braveheart was a background actor on the [[games|video game]] ''[[Star Trek: Klingon Academy]]'' in {{y|2000}}. A Klingon uniform worn by him was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay {{stala|9692}} as well as his Starfleet uniform. {{stala|9861}}
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Braveheart was one of the background actors on the [[games|video game]] ''[[Star Trek: Klingon Academy]]'' in {{y|2000}}. A Klingon uniform worn by him was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay {{stala|9692}} as well as his Starfleet uniform. {{stala|9861}} On Wednesday {{d|4|June|1997}}, Bravheart was transformed into a Klingon for an official Paramount event, held at 3:30 pm. His makeup call was at 12:30 pm. On Tuesday {{d|10|June|1997}}, Braveheart was again transformed into a Klingon for an official Paramount event. The call sheet for this day noted his makeup call at 6:30 am.
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Braveheart trained acting under Ted Harris, Stella Adler, and Kim Stanley. He performed in stage plays such as "The Undefeated", "Talk To Me like The Rain", and "The Time Of Your Life". He is also experienced with celebrity makeup and hair, as print and web model and as one on one acting coach.
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Prior to his work on ''[[Star Trek]]'', Braveheart was a regular background performer on the television series ''Cagney & Lacey'' in the 1980s. [[Meg Foster]] was a regular at the beginning while [[Stephen Macht]] and [[Stanley Kamel]] had recurring roles. Film work includes {{wt|Always (1989 film)|Always}} (1989, with [[James Lashly]] and [[Joseph Michael Roth]]), the crime drama ''One Good Cop'' (1991, with [[Kevin Conway]], [[Tony Plana]], [[Victor Rivers]], [[Mike Hagerty]], [[Barbara Townsend]], and [[Henry Kingi, Jr.]]), and {{wt|The Doors (film)|The Doors}} (1991, with [[Mark Moses]], [[Frank Military]], [[Paul Williams]], [[Titus Welliver]], [[Allan Graf]], [[Peter Crombie]], [[Jad Mager]], and [[Shannon Ratigan]]). Braveheart also appeared as a bar patron in the ''Cheers'' episodes "How to Recede in Business" (1988, with [[Kirstie Alley]], [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Lee Allen]], [[Mark Reilly]], [[Rebecca Soladay]], [[Robert Buckingham]], [[Michael Wilkinson]], and [[Lemuel Perry]]) and "How to Marry a Mailman" (1989, with Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer, [[Bebe Neuwirth]], Lee Allen, [[Mark Lentry]], [[Jay Crimp]], [[Keith Rayve]], and [[John Rice]]) and as a Mexican waiter in the ''Cheers'' episode "One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape" (1988, with Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer, [[Alex Nevil]], Mark Reilly, Lee Allen, [[Rudy Morrison]], Rebecca Soladay, [[Joseph Paz]], [[Uriah Carr]], [[Melba Gonzalez]], and [[Richard Sarstedt]]).
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Braveheart received special thanks in the end credits of the comedy ''Scumbag'' (2016) and worked as director on the short films ''Prayer for My Daughter'' (2019) and ''Fame'' (2019).
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Braveheart [[Star Trek deaths#May|died]] in May 2022 as he suffered from chronic congestive heart failure and arthritis for several years.
   
 
== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
  
== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
 
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File:Martinez (Crewman).jpg|[[Crewman]] [[Martinez]]<br>''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''<br>[[TNG recurring characters|Recurring character]]<br>{{film|8}}<br>{{film|9}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Martinez (Crewman).jpg|[[Martinez]]<br />{{s|TNG}}<br />[[TNG recurring characters|Recurring character]]<br />{{film|8}}<br />{{film|9}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Hegh'ta crewmember 1.jpg|[[IKS Hegh'ta personnel#Crewmembers|Klingon officer]]<br>{{TNG|Redemption II}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Hegh'ta crewmember 1.jpg|[[Klingon 24th Hegh'ta crewman 003|Klingon officer]]<br />{{TNG|Redemption II}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Kohlars crewman 8.jpg|[[Kohlar's battle cruiser personnel#Crewmembers|Klingon crewman]]<br />{{VOY|Prophecy}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Bahrat's station alien 7.jpg|[[Bahrat's station aliens 001|Alien customer]]<br />{{VOY|Fair Trade}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Voroks officer.jpg|[[Vorok's battle cruiser personnel#Officer|Klingon officer]]<br />{{ENT|Unexpected}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Day of honor Klingon 3.jpg|[[Day of Honor hologram 003|Klingon warrior]]<br />{{VOY|Day of Honor}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Somraw bridge officer 2.jpg|[[IKS Somraw personnel#Bridge officers|Klingon bridge officer]]<br />{{ENT|Sleeping Dogs}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Unimatrix Zero alien male 1.jpg|[[Unimatrix Zero members 001|Unimatrix Zero member]]<br />{{VOY|Unimatrix Zero}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Fusion patron 1.jpg|[[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Fusion patrons|Fusion patron]]<br />{{ENT|Fusion}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:No image yet.jpg‏‎‏‎|[[Hirogen hunters 001|Hirogen]]<br />{{VOY|Flesh and Blood}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Kohlars crewman 8.jpg|[[Kohlar's crewmember 008|Klingon crewman]]<br />{{VOY|Prophecy}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Klingon council guard 2, 2151.jpg|[[Klingon 22nd council guards 001|Klingon guard]]<br />{{ENT|Broken Bow}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Voroks officer.jpg|[[Klingon 22nd Vorok's officer 2|Klingon officer]]<br />{{ENT|Unexpected}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Somraw bridge officer 2.jpg|[[Klingon 22nd Somraw officer 2|Klingon bridge officer]]<br />{{ENT|Sleeping Dogs}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Fusion patron 1.jpg|[[Human 22nd century Fusion patron 1|Fusion patron]]<br />{{ENT|Fusion}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Klingon on repair station 1.jpg|[[Klingon 22nd abductee 001|Klingon on repair station]]<br />{{ENT|Dead Stop}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Klingon marauder 8, 2152.jpg|[[Klingon marauder 008|Klingon marauder]]<br />{{ENT|Marauders}}<br />(uncredited)
 
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** {{e|Elogium}} &ndash; 2nd unit stand-in for [[Robert Beltran]]
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** {{e|Initiations}} &ndash; stand-in for Robert Beltran and cover stand-in for Patrick Kilpatrick
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== External links ==
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* {{imdb|name/nm1595676||external}}
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* {{el|exploretalent.com/michaelbraveheart|Michael Braveheart|exploretalent.com|ExploreTalent.com}}
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* {{facebook|MichaelBraveheartSTTNG|Ensign Martinez/Michael Braveheart Star Trek: The Next Generation Facebook page}}
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 25 March 2024

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Michael Braveheart (11 September 1950 – 18 May 2022; age 71) was an actor of Native American descent who worked as a regular background actor and stand-in on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise, as well as in at least two Star Trek films. Braveheart is probably best known for his portrayal of Crewman Martinez on Star Trek: The Next Generation, beginning with the second season episode "The Child". He was seen throughout the series as well as in the films Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection. In addition, he portrayed various alien characters and Klingons in Deep Space Nine and Voyager. As a background actor he received no credit for his appearances.

On several call sheets of The Next Generation he is listed as "Dr. Death" and he also worked occasionally as stand-in such as an utility stand-in on the fourth season episode "First Contact". According to a call sheets, Braveheart was scheduled to appear in the fourth season episodes "Galaxy's Child" in Ten Forward and "Qpid" in corridor scenes but was not filmed or cut from the final episode. He was also scheduled to appear in the fifth season episodes "Ensign Ro" in Ten Forward and "The First Duty" in sickbay but did not appear in the final episodes.

Braveheart was one of the background actors on the video game Star Trek: Klingon Academy in 2000. A Klingon uniform worn by him was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay [1] as well as his Starfleet uniform. [2] On Wednesday 4 June 1997, Bravheart was transformed into a Klingon for an official Paramount event, held at 3:30 pm. His makeup call was at 12:30 pm. On Tuesday 10 June 1997, Braveheart was again transformed into a Klingon for an official Paramount event. The call sheet for this day noted his makeup call at 6:30 am.

Braveheart trained acting under Ted Harris, Stella Adler, and Kim Stanley. He performed in stage plays such as "The Undefeated", "Talk To Me like The Rain", and "The Time Of Your Life". He is also experienced with celebrity makeup and hair, as print and web model and as one on one acting coach.

Prior to his work on Star Trek, Braveheart was a regular background performer on the television series Cagney & Lacey in the 1980s. Meg Foster was a regular at the beginning while Stephen Macht and Stanley Kamel had recurring roles. Film work includes Always (1989, with James Lashly and Joseph Michael Roth), the crime drama One Good Cop (1991, with Kevin Conway, Tony Plana, Victor Rivers, Mike Hagerty, Barbara Townsend, and Henry Kingi, Jr.), and The Doors (1991, with Mark Moses, Frank Military, Paul Williams, Titus Welliver, Allan Graf, Peter Crombie, Jad Mager, and Shannon Ratigan). Braveheart also appeared as a bar patron in the Cheers episodes "How to Recede in Business" (1988, with Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer, Lee Allen, Mark Reilly, Rebecca Soladay, Robert Buckingham, Michael Wilkinson, and Lemuel Perry) and "How to Marry a Mailman" (1989, with Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, Lee Allen, Mark Lentry, Jay Crimp, Keith Rayve, and John Rice) and as a Mexican waiter in the Cheers episode "One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape" (1988, with Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer, Alex Nevil, Mark Reilly, Lee Allen, Rudy Morrison, Rebecca Soladay, Joseph Paz, Uriah Carr, Melba Gonzalez, and Richard Sarstedt).

Braveheart received special thanks in the end credits of the comedy Scumbag (2016) and worked as director on the short films Prayer for My Daughter (2019) and Fame (2019).

Braveheart died in May 2022 as he suffered from chronic congestive heart failure and arthritis for several years.

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Stand-in work

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