Martin Sheen
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            Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films The Subject Was Roses (1968) and Badlands (1973), and later achieved wide recognition for his leading role as Captain Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979), as U.S. President Josiah Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999–2006), and as Robert Hanson in the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022).
In film, Sheen has won the Best Actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for his performance as Kit Carruthers in Badlands. Sheen's 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, including Richard Attenborough, Francis Ford Coppola, Terrence Malick, David Cronenberg, Mike Nichols, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Oliver Stone. Sheen received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989. In television, Sheen has won a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild awards for playing the role of President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing, and an Emmy for guest starring in the sitcom Murphy Brown. In 2012, he portrayed Uncle Ben in The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb.
Born and raised in the United States by a Spanish father and an Irish mother, he adopted the stage name Martin Sheen to help him gain acting parts. He is the father of four children, all of whom are actors.
Sheen has directed one film, Cadence (1990), in which he appears alongside his sons Charlie and Ramón. He has narrated, produced, and directed documentary television, earning two Daytime Emmy awards in the 1980s, and has been active in liberal politics.
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                        Saturday Night Live
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The F.B.I.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tales from the Crypt
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The One Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Ellen DeGeneres Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cannon
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Medical Center
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Late Night with Conan O'Brien
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Golden Globe Awards
                    
                
                    
                        
                        E! True Hollywood Story
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Sandman
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Colbert Report
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mannix
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hallmark Hall of Fame
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ghost Story
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Route 66
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mission: Impossible
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Wild Cards
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ironside
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hawaii Five-O
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Defenders
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Nature
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Two and a Half Men
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Graham Norton Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Rookies
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Flipper
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lancer
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Who Do You Think You Are?
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Simpsons
                    
                
                    
                        
                        LateLine
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Then Came Bronson
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Columbo
                    
                
                    
                        
                        JFK
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Amazing Spider-Man 2
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Edge of Night
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Selma
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Atlanta Child Murders
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Alex Haley's Queen
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Anger Management
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Catch-22
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Imagine That
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Gandhi
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Dead Zone
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Boxcar Children
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Nurses
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Departed
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mongo's Back in Town
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Project: ALF
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Amazing Spider-Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Politics of the Dead Zone
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Firestarter
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Love Happens
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Babylon 5: The River of Souls
                    
                
                    
                        
                        For the People
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Insight
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Catch Me If You Can
                    
                
                    
                        
                        12 Mighty Orphans
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Grace and Frankie
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Wall Street
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The American President
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Gettysburg
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hostile Waters
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Come Sunday
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Roswell
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Sarge
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Forget Me Never
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Matter of Justice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Spawn
                    
                
                    
                        
                        O
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The West Wing
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Curiosity
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Guardian
                    
                
                    
                        
                        News at Eleven
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lost & Found in Cleveland
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Man, Woman and Child
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Blind Ambition
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Kennedy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Apocalypse Now
                    
                
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