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Biography

Martin Sheen has appeared in a wide variety of films ranging from the embarrassing to the sublime. In addition to appearing in numerous productions on stage, screen, and television, Sheen is the father of a modern dynasty of actors and a tireless activist for social and environmental causes, particularly homelessness. Born Ramon Estevez on August 3, 1940, he was the seventh of ten children of a Spanish immigrant father and an Irish mother. Growing up in Dayton, OH, Sheen wanted to be an actor so badly that he purposely flunked an entrance exam to the University of Dayton so he could start his career instead. With his father's disapproval, he borrowed cash from a local priest and moved to New York in 1959.

While continually auditioning for shows, Sheen worked at various odd jobs and changed his name to avoid being typecast in ethnic roles. "Martin" was the name of an agent/friend, while he chose "Sheen" to honor Bishop Fulton J. Sheen; until his early twenties, the actor had been a devoted Catholic. He joined the Actor's Co-op, shared a loft, and with his roommates prepared showcase productions in hopes of attracting agents. For a while he worked backstage at the Living Theater alongside aspiring actor Al Pacino, and it was there that he got his first acting jobs. Around that time, Sheen married, and in 1963 broke into television on East Side West Side; more television would follow in the form of As the World Turns, on which he played the character Roy Sanders for a few years.

In 1964, Sheen debuted on Broadway in Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory, and that same year won considerable acclaim for his role in The Subject Was Roses, which in 1968 became a film in which he also starred. After making his feature film debut as a subway punk in The Incident (1967), Sheen moved to Southern California in 1970 with his wife and three children. During the beginning of that decade, he worked most frequently in television, but occasionally appeared in films as a supporting actor or co-lead. His movie career aroused little notice, though, until he played an amoral young killer (based on real life murderer Charles Starkweather) in Terrence Malick's highly regarded directorial debut, Badlands (1973). Further notice came in the mid-'70s, when the actor was cast by Francis Ford Coppola to star in a Vietnam War drama filmed in the Philippines. Two years and innumerable disasters later -- including a near-fatal heart attack for Sheen -- the actor's most famous film, Apocalypse Now (1979), was complete, and it looked as if he would finally become a major star.

Although the film won a number of honors, including a Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival, and Sheen duly gained Hollywood's respect, he never reached the heights of some of his colleagues. This was possibly due to the fact that during the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in so many mediocre films. However, Sheen turned in memorable performances in such films as Ghandi (1982) -- from which the actor donated his wages to charity -- and Da (1988), in which he took production and starring credits. He also did notable work in a number of other films, including Wall Street (1987), The American President (1995), and Monument Ave. (1998). In 1999, he could be seen in a number of projects, including Ninth Street and Texas Funeral, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival that year; O, a modern-day adaptation of Othello; and The West Wing, a television series that cast him as the President of the United States (a role for which he would win the Best TV Series Actor in a Drama Award at the 2000 Golden Globe Awards).

In 1986, Sheen made his directorial debut with the Emmy-winning made-for-TV movie Babies Having Babies. All three of his sons, Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez, and Charlie Sheen (whom he directed in 1991's Cadence), as well as his daughter, Renee Estevez, are movie and television actors. His brother, Joe Estevez, also dabbles in acting. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Filmography

Commission, The (2002)
Confidence Game, The (2002)
Milost mora (2002) .... Frederik
... aka Mercy of the Sea (2002) (International: English title) (USA)
... aka Milost mora (2002) (Croatia)
Catch Me If You Can (2002) .... Roger Strong
54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Straight Up: Helicopters in Action (2002) Narrator
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick (2002) .... Himself
Making of Bret Michaels, The (2002) .... Self
When Shoulderpads Ruled the World (2002) (TV) .... Himself
We the People (2002)
Intimate Portrait: Allison Janney (2001) (TV) .... Himself
Papp Project, The (2001) .... Himself
Stockpile (2001) (voice) .... Narrator
O (2001) .... Coach Duke Goulding
Apostle Paul, The (2001) (TV) .... Narrator (Voice)
Hollywood, D.C. (2000) (TV) .... Himself
Vietnam War: A Descent Into Hell, The (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
War Dogs: America's Forgotten Heroes (1999) (TV) .... Narrator
Time Shifters, The (1999) (TV) .... Grifasi
... aka Thrill Seekers (1999) (TV) (USA)
Forget Me Never (1999) (TV) .... Jack
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999) (TV) .... Garrison
"West Wing, The" (1999) TV Series .... President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Storm (1999) .... James Roberts
... aka Storm Trackers (1999)
Texas Funeral, A (1999) .... Grandpa Sparta
High Tension, Low Budget (The Making of a Letter From Death Row) (1999) (V) .... Raine's Father/self
Lost & Found (1999/I) .... Millstone
Darklings, The (1999) (TV) .... Ira Everett
Ninth Street (1999) .... Father Frank
Family Attraction (1998) .... President
Gunfighter (1998) .... The Stranger (Old Hopalong)
... aka Ballad of a Gunfighter (2000) (USA: TV title)
Memorial Day (1998) (uncredited) .... Agency/Willard's Contact
"Stories from My Childhood" (1998) TV Series
... aka "Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood" (1998) (USA: complete title)
Stranger in the Kingdom (1998) .... Sigurd Moulton
Taylor's Campaign (1998) .... Narrator
No Code of Conduct (1998) .... Bill Peterson
Free Money (1998) .... New warden
Letter From Death Row, A (1998)
Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) (TV) .... The Soul Hunter
... aka River of Souls, The (1998) (TV)
Voyage of Terror (1998) (TV) .... Henry
... aka Fourth Horseman, The (1998) (TV)
... aka Schreckensfahrt der Orion Star, Die (1999) (TV) (Germany)
Shadrach (1998) (voice) .... Narrator
Snitch (1998) .... Hanlon
... aka Noose (1998) (Australia: DVD title) (USA: working title)
... aka Monument Ave. (1999) (USA: new title)
187: Documented (1997) .... Voice
Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster (1997) (voice) .... Narrator
Tudjman (1997) .... Narrator
Medusa's Child (1997) (TV) .... President (U.S.)
Spawn (1997) .... Jason Wynn
Hostile Waters (1997) (TV) .... Aurora Skipper
... aka Im Fahrwasser des Todes (1997) (TV) (Germany)
... aka Péril en mer (1998) (TV) (France)
Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) .... Sir
Act of Conscience, An (1997) (TV) .... Narrator
Alchemy (1996) (TV) .... King Arthur
Crystal Cave (1996) (TV) .... King Arthur
... aka Crystal Cave: Lessons from the Teachings of Merlin, The (1996) (TV) (USA: video box title)
Elevator, The (1996)
"Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, The" (1996) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Himself
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) .... Peter Maurin
... aka Entertaining Angels (1996) (USA: short title)
War at Home, The (1996) .... Bob Collier
Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1996) (TV) .... Himself
Project: ALF (1996) (TV) .... Colonel Miltoil
... aka Alf - Der Film (1996) (TV) (Germany)
Break, The (1995) .... Gil Robbins
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (1995) .... Jeff Snyder
... aka Demolition Day (1995)
Dillinger and Capone (1995) .... John Dillinger
Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995) (TV) .... Brian
Sacred Cargo (1995) .... Father Andrew Kanvesky
American President, The (1995) .... A. J. MacInerney
Gospa (1995) .... father Jozo Zovko
Dead Presidents (1995) (uncredited) .... The Judge
Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995) .... Un acteur muet à Hollywood
... aka Cent et une nuits, Les (1995) (France: short title)
... aka Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema, A (1995)
... aka Hundred and One Nights, A (1995)
Guns of Honor (1994) (TV)
... aka Guns of Honour: Rebel Rousers (1994) (TV)
Hits! (1994) .... Kelly
Trigger Fast (1994) .... Jackson Baines Hardin
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994) (TV) .... Narrator/Bob Cratchit/Scrooge's Nephew/The Two Gentlemen/Marley's Ghost/Ghosts of Christmases Past and Present/Fezziwig/Mrs.Cratchit/Tiny Tim
... aka Bah, Humbug! (1994) (TV) (USA: short title)
Boca (1994) .... Jesse James Montgomery
Roswell (1994) (TV) .... Townsend
... aka Incident at Roswell (1994) (TV) (Australia: video title)
... aka Roswell: The U.F.O. Cover-Up (1994) (TV) (USA: video title)
One of Her Own (1994) (TV) .... Assistant District Attorney Pete Maresca
1968: The 25th Anniversary (1993) .... Himself
Alive: 20 Years Later (1993) .... Narrator
Fortunes of War (1993) .... Francis Labeck
Killing Box, The (1993) .... Gen. Haworth
... aka Ghost Brigade (1993)
... aka Ghost Brigade: The Killing Box (1993)
... aka Grey Knight (1993)
... aka Grey Night (1993) (director's cut)
King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream, The (1993) (TV) .... Himself
My Home, My Prison (1993) (voice) .... Narrator
When the Bough Breaks (1993) .... Swaggert
Matter of Justice, A (1993) (TV) .... Jack Brown
... aka Final Justice (1993) (TV)
Gettysburg (1993) .... Gen. Robert E. Lee
Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story, The (1993) (TV)
... aka Garwood: Prisoner of War (1993) (TV) (USA)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) (uncredited) .... Capt. Benjamin L. Willard
... aka Hot Shots! 2 (1993) (Australia)
Hear No Evil (1993) .... Lt. Brock
... aka Danger Sign (1995) (Europe: cable TV title English title)
"Queen" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... James Jackson Sr.
... aka "Alex Haley's Queen" (1993) (mini)
Original Intent (1992) (V) .... Joe
Running Wild (1992) .... Dan Walker
... aka Born Wild (1992)
Water Engine, The (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... Chain Letter Voice
Choices (1992) (TV) .... Himself
Godfather Family: A Look Inside, The (1991) (TV) (archive footage) .... Himself
Jugoslavenska Armija pomaze srpski terorizam (1991) (V) .... Narrator
... aka Yugoslav Army Is Helping Serbian Terrorism, The (1991) (V) (International: English title)
Pomozite Hrvatskoj (1991) (V) .... Narrator
... aka Help Croatia (1991) (V) (International: English title)
Srpski vodovi smrti (1991) (V) .... Narrator
... aka Legacy of Genocide: The Serbian Death Squads, A (1991) (V) (International: English title)
Touch and Die (1991) .... Frank
... aka Chi tocca muore (1991) (Italy)
JFK (1991) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
... aka JFK (1991) (France)
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991) (TV) .... Harold Hohne
... aka Presumed Guilty (1991/II) (TV)
Maid, The (1991) .... Anthony Wayne
... aka Un amour de banquier (1991) (France)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) .... Himself
Cadence (1991) .... Sgt. Otis V. McKinney
... aka Count a Lonely Cadence (1991)
... aka Stockade (1991)
"Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990) TV Series (voice) .... Sly Sludge (1990-1993)
... aka "New Adventures of Captain Planet, The" (1993) (USA: fourth season title)
Beverly Hills Brats (1989) .... Dr. Jeffrey Miller
Beyond the Stars (1989) .... Paul Andrews
... aka Personal Choice (1989)
Cold Front (1989) .... John Hyde
Cross Over (1989/I) (TV) .... Narrator
Marked for Murder (1989) (V) .... Man in Park
Nightbreaker (1989) (TV) .... Dr. Alexander Brown (Present)
... aka Advance to Ground Zero (1989) (TV)
Judgment in Berlin (1988) .... Herbert J Stern
... aka Escape to Freedom (1988)
... aka Richter für Berlin, Ein (1988) (West Germany)
Walking After Midnight (1988)
Da (1988) .... Charlie
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Alan
... aka Dear America (1988) (TV)
Apocalypse Pooh (1987) (TV) (voice) .... Winnie the Pooh
China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun', a film by Steven Spielberg, A (1987) (TV) .... Narrator
Wall Street (1987) .... Carl Fox
Siesta (1987) .... Del
Believers, The (1987) .... Cal Jamison
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987) (TV) .... James Marion Hunt
Atocha: Quest for Treasure (1986) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
National Geographic Video: Secrets of the Titanic (1986) (V) .... Narrator
State of Emergency, A (1986) .... Doctor Alex Carmody
... aka Chain Reaction (1986)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV) .... Mitch Snyder
News at Eleven (1986) (TV) .... Frank Kenley
Shattered Spirits (1986) (TV) .... Lyle Mollencamp
Broken Rainbow (1985) .... Narrator
Spaceflight (1985) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
Out of the Darkness (1985/I) (TV) .... Eddie Ziggo
Fourth Wise Man, The (1985) (TV) .... Artaban
"Atlanta Child Murders, The" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Chet Dettlinger
Consenting Adult (1985) (TV) .... Ken Lynd
In the Name of the People (1984) (voice) .... Narrator
Guardian, The (1984) (TV) .... Charlie Hyatt
Firestarter (1984) .... Captain Hollister
Choices of the Heart (1983) (TV) .... Father Philan
... aka In December the Roses Will Bloom Again (1983) (TV)
"Kennedy" (1983) (mini) TV Series .... John F. Kennedy
Man, Woman and Child (1983) .... Robert Beckwith
Dead Zone, The (1983) .... Greg Stillson
Enigma (1982) .... Alex Holbeck
In the King of Prussia (1982) .... Judge Samuel Salus II
No Place to Hide (1982) (voice) .... Narrator
That Championship Season (1982) .... Tom Daley
Gandhi (1982) .... Vince Walker, Reporter New York Times
In the Custody of Strangers (1982) (TV) .... Frank Caldwell
Loophole (1980) .... Stephen Booker
... aka Break In (1980) (USA: video title)
Final Countdown, The (1980) .... Warren Lasky
Eagle's Wing (1979) .... Pike
Apocalypse Now (1979) .... Capt. Benjamin L. Willard/Narrator
... aka Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) (International: longer version English title)
Circus of the Stars #3 (1979) (TV) .... Performer
"Blind Ambition" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... John Dean
... aka "John Dean Story, The" (1979) (mini)
Salute to American Imagination, A (1978) (TV) .... Himself
Taxi!!! (1978) (TV) .... Taxi driver
Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The (1976) .... Frank Hallet
... aka Petite fille au bout du chemin, La (1977) (France)
Cassandra Crossing, The (1976) .... Robby Navarro
... aka Cassandra Crossing (1976) (Italy)
... aka Treffpunkt Todesbrücke (1977) (West Germany)
Sweet Hostage (1975) (TV) .... Leonard Hatch
Last Survivors, The (1975) (TV) .... Alexander William Holmes
Missiles of October, The (1974) (TV) .... Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
Legend of Earl Durand, The (1974) .... Luther Sykes
California Kid, The (1974) (TV) .... Michael McCord
Story of Pretty Boy Floyd, The (1974) (TV) .... Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
... aka Pretty Boy Floyd (1974) (TV)
Execution of Private Slovik, The (1974) (TV) .... Eddie Slovik
When the Line Goes Through (1973) .... Bluff Jackson
Message to My Daughter (1973) (TV) .... John Thatcher
Catholics (1973) (TV) .... Father Kinsella
... aka Conflict (1973) (TV) (video title)
Badlands (1973) .... Kit
Letters from Three Lovers (1973) (TV) .... Vincent
Columbo: Lovely But Lethal (1973) (TV) .... Karl Lessing
Crime Club (1973) (TV) .... Deputy Wade Wilson
Pickup on 101 (1972) .... Les
... aka Echoes of the Road (1972) (UK)
... aka Time to Every Purpose, A (1972) (USA)
... aka Where the Eagle Flies (1972)
Pursuit (1972/I) (TV) .... Timothy Drew
... aka Binary (1972) (TV)
Rage (1972) .... Major Holliford
That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) .... Gary McClain
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972) (TV) .... Graytak
No Drums, No Bugles (1971) .... Ashby Gatrell
... aka Forests Are Almost Gone Now, The (1971) (USA)
Mongo's Back in Town (1971) (TV) .... Gordon
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971) (TV) .... Jules Worthman
Andersonville Trial, The (1970) (TV)
Catch-22 (1970) .... 1st Lt. Dobbs
Then Came Bronson (1969) (TV) .... Nick Oresko
Pat Neal Is Back (1968) (uncredited) .... Himself
Subject Was Roses, The (1968) .... Timmy Cleary
"Edge of Night, The" (1956) TV Series .... Roy Sanders (1967)
... aka "Edge of Night" (1983) (USA: last season title)
Incident, The (1967) .... Artie Connors
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966) (TV) .... Kilroy
"As the World Turns" (1956) TV Series .... Jack Davis (1965-1970)
"Insight" (1960) TV Series .... Go

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