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Martin Sheen (born August 3, 1940) is an American actor. Sheen was born Ramσn Estιvez in Dayton, Ohio. He lived on Brown Street in the South Park neighborhood, and was one of 9 brothers. He attended Chaminade High School. A devout Roman Catholic, he adopted the stage name Sheen in honor of Catholic archbishop and theologian Fulton J. Sheen. Martin Sheen is of Irish and Spanish descent.
Sheen had wanted to act since he was very young, but his father disapproved. He deliberately flunked the entrance exam for the University of Dayton so that he could pursue his goal. (He has, however, credited the Marianists at that university as a major influence on his public activism.) His first major role was on Broadway, in The Subject Was Roses, which he recreated in the 1968 film of the same name. He did not receive another important part until 1973, when he starred with Sissy Spacek in the crime drama Badlands.
In 1974, Sheen received an Emmy Award nomination for Best Actor in a televsion drama for his portrayal of Pvt. Eddie Slovik in the made-for-television film, The Execution of Private Slovik. The film told the World War II story of the last American soldier to be executed for desertion. It was his performance in this film that ultimately led to Francis Ford Coppola choosing him for a starring role in 1979's Apocalypse Now which gained him wide recognition. On the set of Apocalypse Now, Sheen admitted that he wasn't in the greatest shape and was drinking heavily. On location Sheen had a heart attack and crawled out to a road for help.
Sheen married art student Janet Templeton in 1961, and the two have four children, all actors:
Charlie Sheen
Emilio Estevez
Ramσn Estevez Jr.
Renιe Estevez
Martin Sheen is no stranger to politics, both professionally and in real life. He has played U.S. President John F. Kennedy (in the miniseries Kennedy - The Presidential Years) and fictional Democratic president Josiah Bartlet in the acclaimed television drama The West Wing. Sheen is known for his robust support of "liberal" political causes, and has been arrested 63 times for protesting against issues such as United States military actions. Sheen has resisted calls to stand for office, saying "There's no way that I could be the president. You can't have a pacifist in the White House ... I'm an actor. This is what I do for a living."
Although generally liberal in his political beliefs Sheen is in fact pro-life and is a member of Consistent Life, a group promoting the Consistent Life Ethic which speaks out against abortion, the death penalty, euthanasia and war. He has also supported causes for PETA.
In 2004, Sheen campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean along with fellow actor Rob Reiner. He later campaigned for John Kerry.
Sheen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1500 Vine Street.
Sheen recently expressed a wish to return to education. "My plan is to read English literature, philosophy and theology in Galway, Ireland, where my late mother came from and where I'm also a citizen.", he said. [2] A spokeswoman for National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway, said: "Obviously we would be quite happy to accommodate him. This is the first I have heard of it."
He has said that he was greatly influenced by the actor James Dean.
Actor Joe Estevez is the younger brother of Martin Sheen.
Martin Sheen Filmography
Actor
The Ultimate Shorts Collection (2005)
Hidden in Plain Sight (2003)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
D.R.E.A.M. Team (2001)
Stockpile (2001)
O (2001)
Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)
Ninth Street (1999)
No Code of Conduct (1999)
Storm Tracker (1999)
A Texas Funeral (1999)
Thrill Seekers (1999)
A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999)
Lost and Found (1999)
Gunfighter (1998)
A Letter From Death Row (1998)
Monument Ave. (1998)
Eyewitness - Desert (1997)
Gun - The Complete Series (1997)
Gun - Vol. 1 (1997)
Hostile Waters (1997)
Spawn (1997)
Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)
Project: ALF (1996)
The War At Home (1996)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
Born Wild (1995)
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (1995)
Dillinger and Capone (1995)
Ghost Brigade (1995)
The American President (1995)
Dead Presidents (1995)
The Break (1995)
Bah! Humbug! (1994)
Demolition Day (1994)
Fortunes of War (1994)
Guns of Honor (1994)
Roswell: The U.F.O. Cover-Up (1994)
Trigger Fast (1993)
When the Bough Breaks (1993)
Gettysburg (1993)
Hear No Evil (1993)
Original Intent (1992)
The Maid (1991)
Presumed Guilty (1991)
Touch and Die (1991)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Cold Front (1990)
Beyond the Stars (1989)
Cadence (1989)
Nightbreaker (1989)
Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
Judgment in Berlin (1988)
Da (1988)
Conspiracy - The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)
Wall Street (1987)
Siesta (1987)
The Believers (1987)
Boca (1986)
News at Eleven (1986)
Samaritan - The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
Shattered Spirits (1986)
Consenting Adults (1985)
Firestarter (1984)
The Guardian (1984)
No Drums, No Bugles (1984)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Enigma (1983)
Kennedy - The Presidential Years (1983)
Man, Woman and Child (1983)
Gandhi (1982)
In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
In the King of Prussia (1982)
That Championship Season (1982)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Loophole (1980)
Eagle's Wing (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
Sweet Hostage (1975)
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
Badlands (1973)
The Conflict (1973)
The Missiles of October (1973)
Pursuit (1972)
Rage (1972)
When the Line Goes Through (1972)
Where the Eagle Flies (1972)
The Andersonville Trial (1970)
Catch-22 (1970)
The Subject Was Roses (1968)
The Incident (1967)
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966)
The Legend of Earl Durand
Director
Cadence (1989)
Executive Producer
Judgment in Berlin (1988)
Da (1988)
Narrator
Holes in Heaven: HAARP and Advances in Tesla Technology (2005)
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
Shadrach (1998)
Eyewitness - Mammal (1997)
Eyewitness - Seashore (1997)
Eyewitness - Tree (1997)
Carrier: Fortress at Sea (1995)
Eyewitness - Amphibian (1995)
Eyewitness - Ape (1995)
Eyewitness - Cat (1995)
Eyewitness - Dinosaur (1995)
Eyewitness - Horse (1995)
Eyewitness - Insect (1995)
Eyewitness - Reptile (1995)
Eyewitness - Rock & Mineral (1995)
Eyewitness - Shark (1995)
Eyewitness - Volcano (1995)
Eyewitness - Weather (1995)
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