Actor Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen
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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.
Place of birth
Dayton, Ohio, USA Dayton, Ohio, USA
Date of birth
3rd August 1940
Movies that starred Martin Sheen (18 in total)
The Whale poster

The Whale [2013]

Tom Nickerson
The Amazing Spider-Man poster

The Amazing Spider-Man [2012]

Uncle Ben
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World poster

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World [2012]

Frank Petersen
The Double poster

The Double [2011]

Tom Highland
Imagine That poster

Imagine That [2009]

Dante D'Enzo
The End of Poverty? poster

The End of Poverty? [2008]

narrator
Vietnam: American Holocaust poster

Vietnam: American Holocaust [2008]

Voice
The Departed poster

The Departed [2006]

Capt. Oliver Charles Queenan
Tell Them Who You Are poster

Tell Them Who You Are [2004]

Self
Catch Me If You Can poster

Catch Me If You Can [2002]

Roger Strong
O poster

O [2001]

Coach Duke Goulding
No Code of Conduct poster

No Code of Conduct [1999]

Bill Peterson
The Time Shifters poster

The Time Shifters [1999]

Grifasi
Babylon 5: The River of Souls poster

Babylon 5: The River of Souls [1998]

Soul Hunter
Spawn poster

Spawn [1997]

Jason Wynn
Hostile Waters poster

Hostile Waters [1997]

Aurora Skipper
Truth or Consequences, N.M. poster

Truth or Consequences, N.M. [1997]

Sir
Project: ALF poster

Project: ALF [1996]

Colonel Gilbert Milfoil
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