Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen (born August 3, 1940) is a Spanish-Irish-American actor. He is best known for his role as Captain Willard in the film Apocalypse Now and, most recently, as President Josiah Bartlet on the acclaimed and long-running television drama series The West Wing. He won both the Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for his works. His mother was an Irish immigrant; his father was a Spanish immigrant.

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen filming an episode of The West Wing
Born	Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez (1940-08-03) August 3, 1940 (age 85) Dayton, Ohio, USA
Nationality	American
Known for	Capt. Benjamin L. Willard in Apocalypse Now President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet in The West Wing Capt. Oliver Queenan in The Departed Robert E. Lee in Gettysburg Carl Fox in Wall Street
Television	The West Wing
Spouse(s)	Janet Templeton (m. 1961-present)
Children	Emilio Estévez Ramón Luis Estévez Charlie Sheen Renée Estévez
Awards	Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 1994 Murphy Brown Golden Globe Awards Best Actor, Drama 2001 The West Wing

Other websites

• Martin Sheen on IMDb
• Martin Sheen at the TCM Movie Database
• The Progressive magazine interview
• Martin Sheen: Catholic President on Prime Time Archived 2007-05-25 at the Wayback Machine article at AmericanCatholic.org
• PBS interview with audio clips Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine: Martin Sheen on Poverty, Faith and Social Activism
• 2001 NPR Interview about his experiences filming Apocalypse Now