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Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Birthday: 1940-08-03 | Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez  (born August 3, 1940), better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is a film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands (1973) and Apocalypse Now (1979), and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006. In film he has won the Best Actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for his performance as Kit Carruthers in Badlands. His portrayal of Capt. Willard in Apocalypse Now earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. Sheen has worked with a wide variety of film directors, such as Richard Attenborough, Francis Ford Coppola, Terrence Malick, Mike Nichols, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone. He has had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame since 1989. In television he has won both a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild awards for playing the lead role of President Bartlet in The West Wing, and an Emmy for guest acting in the sitcom Murphy Brown. Born and raised in the United States to immigrant parents, a first-generation Irish mother, Mary-Anne Phelan from Borrisokane in County Tipperary and a Galician father, Francisco Estévez from Vigo in Galicia (Spain), he adopted the stage name Martin Sheen to help him gain acting parts. He is the father of actors Emilio Estevez, Ramón Estevez, Carlos Irwin Estevez (Charlie Sheen), and Renée Estevez. His younger brother Joe Estevez is also an actor. Although known as an actor, he has also directed one film, Cadence (1990), appearing alongside sons Charlie and Ramon. He has also narrated, produced and directed in documentary television, earning two Daytime Emmy awards in the 1980s. In addition to film and television, Sheen has also become notable for his activism in liberal politics. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Sheen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors can be found on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
The Amazing Spider-Man

as    Uncle Ben

2021
12 Mighty Orphans

as    Doc Hall

2021
Judas and the Black Messiah

as    J. Edgar Hoover

2021
Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed

as    Narrator

2020
Princess of the Row

as    John Austin

2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

as    President Josiah Bartlet

2019
The Devil Has a Name

as    Ralph

2018
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

as    James Alden (voice)

2018
American Dynasties: The Kennedys

as    Narrator (voice)

2018
Come Sunday

as    Oral Roberts

2017
Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars

as    Matthew Cuthbert

2017
Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew

as    Matthew Cuthbert

2017
Is O.J. Innocent? The Missing Evidence

as    Narrator (voice)

2016
The Vessel

as    Father Douglas

2016
Anne of Green Gables

as    Matthew Cuthbert

2015
Badge of Honor

as    Captain Daniel Richards

2015
Trash

as    Padre Juilliard

2015
Grace and Frankie

as    Robert Hanson

2014
The Boxcar Children

as    Grandfather Alden (voice)

2014
A Prayer for Rain

as    Warren Anderson

2013
Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth

as    Narrator (voice)

2013
2013
Salinger

as    Self - Actor

2013
The Whale

as    Tom Nickerson

2012
2011
Miller's Tale

as    Himself

2011
The Double

as    Tom Highland