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7	Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez (born August 3, 1940 in Dayton, UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}}), better known by his StageName as Martin Sheen, is an acclaimed American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of President Jed Bartlet on ''Series/TheWestWing'', which earned him several Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe, and two SAG Awards. He has one Emmy, for, of all things, a guest appearance on ''Series/MurphyBrown'' in the early 1990s.
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9	Prior to ''The West Wing'', Sheen had a lengthy career in film and television, with his most famous role undoubtedly being the lead in ''Film/ApocalypseNow''. Other notable parts include ''Theatre/TheSubjectWasRoses'', ''Film/{{Badlands}}'', ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'', ''Film/TheAmericanPresident'' (an earlier Creator/AaronSorkin work where he played the White House Chief of Staff character instead of the President) and ''Film/TheDeparted''. He also voices (and [[InkSuitActor supplies the appearance of]]) The Illusive Man of the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series. Most recently he played Uncle Ben in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' reboot series.
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11	Sheen is also known as the father of a number of other actors, most notably Creator/CharlieSheen (who, alone of his siblings, makes use of his father's stage surname) and Creator/EmilioEstevez. He has appeared with his children in a couple of films, most notably as Charlie's father in ''Film/WallStreet'' and starred in ''Film/TheWay2010'' which is directed by Emilio (who played his character's son), and eventually co-starred with Charlie on his FX sitcom ''Series/AngerManagement''. His daughter Renee Estevez had a recurring minor role on ''The West Wing'' as the president's secretary.
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13	He's well known for putting on jackets by flipping them back over his head, the result of his left arm being partially paralyzed after it was damaged by forceps during his birth.
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15	No relation to British actor Creator/MichaelSheen.
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17	!His roles include:
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19	!!Film
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21	* 1967: ''Film/TheIncident'' as Artie Connors
22	* 1968: ''Theatre/TheSubjectWasRoses'' as Timmy Cleary
23	* 1970: ''Film/CatchTwentyTwo'' as 1st Lt. Dobbs
24	* 1973: ''Film/{{Badlands}}'' as Kit
25	* 1975: ''Film/SweetHostage'' as Leonard Hatch
26	* 1976: ''Film/TheLittleGirlWhoLivesDownTheLane'' as Frank Hallet
27	* 1976: ''Film/TheCassandraCrossing'' as Robby Navarro
28	* 1978: ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' as Capt. Benjamin L. Willard
29	* 1980: ''Film/TheFinalCountdown'' as Warren Lasky
30	* 1982: ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'' as Walker
31	* 1982: ''Theatre/ThatChampionshipSeason'' as Tom Daley
32	* 1983: ''Film/TheDeadZone'' as (President) Greg Stillson
33	* 1984: ''Film/{{Firestarter}}'' as Captain Hollister
34	* 1985: ''Film/TheFourthWiseMan'' as Artaban
35	* 1987: ''Film/TheBelievers'' as Cal Jamison
36	* 1987: ''Film/WallStreet'' as Carl Fox
37	* 1988: ''Film/JudgmentInBerlin'' as Judge Herbert J. Stern
38	* 1991: ''Film/{{JFK}}'' as Narrator
39	* 1993: ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'' as Capt. Benjamin L. Willard ("I loved you in ''Wall Street''!")
40	* 1993: ''Film/{{Gettysburg}}'' as Gen. Robert E. Lee
41	* 1994: ''[[Film/WhenTheBoughBreaks1994 When the Bough Breaks]]'' as Captain Swaggart
42	* 1995: ''Film/TheAmericanPresident'' as A.J. [=MacInerney=]
43	* 1995: ''Film/DeadPresidents'' as The Judge
44	* 1997: ''Film/TruthOrConsequencesNM'' as Sir
45	* 1997: ''Film/{{Spawn\|1997}}'' as Jason Wynn
46	* 1997: ''Film/MedusasChild'' as U.S. President
47	* 1999: ''Film/TheTimeShifters'' as Grifasi
48	* 2002: ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' as Roger Strong
49	* 2006: ''Film/TheDeparted'' as Captain Queenan
50	* 2006: ''Film/{{Bobby}}'' as Jack
51	* 2009: ''Film/ImagineThat'' as Dante D'Enzo
52	* 2010: ''Film/TheWay2010'' as Tom
53	* 2012: ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' as Uncle Ben
54	* 2014: ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' as Uncle Ben
55	* 2014: ''Film/{{Selma}}'' as Judge Frank Minis Johnson
56	* 2016: ''Film/RulesDontApply'' as Noah Dietrich
57	* 2018: ''Film/ComeSunday'' as Oral Roberts
58	* 2021: ''Film/JudasAndTheBlackMessiah'' as J. Edgar Hoover
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60	!!Television
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62	* 1963: ''Series/{{The Outer Limits\|1963}}'' as Pvt. Arthur Dix
63	* 1967: ''Series/{{Flipper}}'' as Phil Adams
64	* 1969: ''Series/MissionImpossible'' as Lieutenant Albert Brocke
65	* 1970: ''Series/{{Ironside\|1967}}'' as Johnny
66	* 1970: ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'' as Arthur Dixon
67	* 1973: ''Series/{{Columbo}}'', as [[Recap/ColumboS03E01 Karl Lessing]]
68	* 1985: ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' as Paul Dano
69	* 1990–92: ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' as Sly Sludge
70	* 1993: ''Series/MurphyBrown'' as Nick Brody
71	* 1993: ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' as Kraygen / Thomas Miller / Zorbin the Magnificent
72	* 1994 -1996 ''Series/{{Eyewitness}}'' as the narrator for the U.S. version
73	* 1997: ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' as Sgt. Seymour Skinner
74	* 1999: ''Series/TotalRecall2070'' as Praxis
75	* 1999–2006: ''Series/TheWestWing'' as President Jed Bartlett
76	* 2005: ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' as Harvey
77	* 2012–14: ''Series/AngerManagement'' as Martin Goodson
78	* 2015-ongoing: ''Series/GraceAndFrankie'' as Robert Hanson
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81	!! Tropes related to Martin Sheen:
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83	* CelebrityResemblance: in ''Badlands'' with Alain Delon young and Creator/JamesDean, which is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].
84	* CharacterTics: He's known for his unique style of putting on jackets and coats, pulling both sleeves up and pulling them both onto his shoulders in one motion. This is a result of a shoulder injury from his birth.
85	* CoolOldGuy: Since ''Series/TheWestWing'', this has been his usual role.
86	* InkSuitActor: His character, The Illusive Man, from ''Franchise/MassEffect'' is modeled on Sheen.
87	* LifeImitatesArt:
88	** Averted; despite repeated entreaties, he has turned down attempts to get him to run for public office in RealLife, saying that despite playing one on TV, he really doesn't have the experience for that sort of thing. Though this hasn't stopped him from being a prominent pro-life liberal activist.[[note]]Although he's not in favour of abortion, he doesn't campaign against it because he feels that it's not for him as a man to tell women what to do with their bodies.[[/note]]
89	** Sheen specifically rejected the idea of becoming President as he is a pacifist and thus sees himself as unsuited to being Commander-In-Chief.
90	** His son Charlie got in a dig at UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush when someone asked him the same question. "I've done drugs, I've been arrested, I'm not a very smart guy. It'd be insane to want me in charge just because my dad was President."
91	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His stage name is a tribute to Bishop Fulton J. Sheen.
92	* ThePatriarch: He's the Patriarch of one of the more notable acting families in Hollywood. ''All four of his children'' are actors, with [[Creator/CharlieSheen Charlie]] being the most notorious.
93	* PlayingAgainstType: These days, he usually portrays father-figures, mentors, or morally-upstanding politicians. But his best known role aside from ''Series/TheWestWing'' is as Captain Benjamin Willard in ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' - a morally conflicted assassin with nihilist tendencies working form Army Intelligence during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. Other exceptions include:
94	** In the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series he plays the [[TheChessmaster scheming]], The Illusive Man, head of the pro-human terrorist organization known as Cerberus. Sheen maintains that The Illusive Man is [[TakeThatMe untrustworthy and a horrible human being.]] If only he knew...
95	** His signature role gets inverted in hindsight in the 1983 film ''Film/TheDeadZone'', were he plays a trigger-happy American President whose destiny is to doom the world after an unnecessary nuclear strike. It's worth pointing out that ''Series/TheWestWing'' includes on rare occasion similar tendencies, but in the end he tends to remain reasonable.
96	** His guest spot on ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', where he plays Rose's father: a complete lunatic with an unhealthy obsession over Evelyn.
97	** Not to mention his character in Creator/TerrenceMalick's ''Badlands'', a [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who was also a SympatheticMurderer.
98	** He plays against his "father figure" character type in the TV series ''Series/AngerManagement'' by playing Martin Goodson, a distant, uninvolved father who got back in his son's life because he didn't want to be alone after divorcing his current wife and none of his other kids wanted anything to do with him.
99	** He portrays an [[EntitledToHaveYou entitled]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], and [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals sadistic]] [[DirtyOldMan child sex predator]] [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty leering lasciviously]] after Creator/JodieFoster in ''Film/TheLittleGirlWhoLivesDownTheLane''.
100	* RealLifeRelative: He has made numerous appearances as the onscreen father of his sons Charlie and Emilio in various roles, along with other appearances alongside his children where they don't play relatives.
101	* StageName: He's spoken about how when he was trying to land a part or even rent an apartment as Ramon Estevez, it would always "mysteriously" go to someone else. He's also spoken about how he's never legally changed his name because he felt a lot of guilt towards his father after professionally abandoning his birth name and becoming successful.

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