The son of immigrant parents -- his mother Irish and his father a Spaniard who reached America via Cuba -- Martin Sheen became an actor despite his father's resounding disapproval. Born Ramon Estevez in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 1940, he took his stage surname from a man he deeply respected: the Rev. Fulton J. Sheen.The young thespian worked in daytime drama and theater before making his big-screen debut; he gained notoriety for his performance in the 1968 film The Subject Was Roses. Sheen's other impressive movie credits include Catch-22 (1970), Badlands (1973), Apocalypse Now (1979), Wall Street (1987) and The American President (1995). Along with several Emmy nods, Sheen copped a Golden Globe Award (in 2001) for his leading role as the president in the television series "The West Wing."
An activist for progressive causes, he's the father of actors Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez.
Add AllThe West Wing: Season 2In its second season, Aaron Sorkin's political drama won (among others) the Best Drama Series Emmy, and continued to be one of the best-written shows of all time. With Democratic President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) in his second year in office, the executive staff (including John Spencer, Allison... Read More
Add AllThe West Wing: Season 3As the third season of this award-winning political drama opens, President Bartlett's (Martin Sheen) reelection campaign gets started. C.J. (Allison Janney) is plagued by a persistent stalker, the president must deal with the fallout of revealing his illness to the nation, Josh (Bradley Whitford)... Read More
Add AllThe West Wing: Season 5President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and his hardworking inner circle of aides (John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Joshua Malina, Allison Janney and Richard Schiff) continue to navigate the perilous political shoals of government in Washington, D.C., in this Emmy-winning TV series that grows more... Read More
Add AllThe West Wing: Season 4In the fourth season of the TV drama, President Bartlett (Martin Sheen) has more than just reelection to contend with. The nation of Qumar is getting larger, and Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter) is quitting. Meanwhile, Josh and Toby (Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff) are stranded in the Midwest by... Read More
AddNature: KokoIn the 1970s, a gorilla named Koko taught scientists much more than they'd imagined about how animals, humans included, communicate. This documentary, part of the popular Nature series and narrated by Martin Sheen, examines how Koko interacts with the doctors who studied her, including lead... Read More
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