Ramón Gerard Antonio 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 in Apocalypse Now (1979), as United States President Josiah
Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999â€"2006), and as
Robert Hanson in the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie
(2015â€"present).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.
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 in Apocalypse Now (1979), as United States President Josiah
Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999â€"2006), and as
Robert Hanson in the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie
(2015â€"present).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.
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