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name: "Martin Sheen"
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wikidata_id: "Q184572"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 August 1940"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
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# Martin Sheen

## Identity

Martin Sheen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/martin-sheen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** martin-sheen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000640
- **TMDB ID:** 8349
- **Wikidata ID:** Q184572
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sheen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184572, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000640/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8349

Actor. Born 3 August 1940 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 August 1940, Dayton, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1971–present
- **Also known as:** Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez, Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez Phelan
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 17: 14 acting, 3 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Christopher Walken](https://film.one/person/christopher-walken.md), [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://film.one/person/leonardo-dicaprio.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 14 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 90 (3), 1980s 79 (4), 1990s 85 (2), 2000s 76 (4), 2010s 71 (3), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 73 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 9 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 12 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Crime 6, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, History 2
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,701m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sheen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184572, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000640/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8349

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Apocalypse Now*](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md) (92), [*Gandhi*](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md) (73)
- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86)
- **Peacock:** [*Columbo*](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md) (86)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse*](https://film.one/film/hearts-of-darkness-a-filmmakers-apocalypse.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*Catch Me If You Can*](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md) (83)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Dead Zone*](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*The Amazing Spider-Man*](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Martin Sheen

> Martin Sheen makes the effort of watching and thinking visible. We rate him most highly in *Apocalypse Now*, where his contained performance holds our attention even when the film threatens to overwhelm us.

In *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Martin Sheen’s Captain Benjamin Willard looks as though paying attention has become exhausting. He keeps the performance contained while Francis Ford Coppola gives him more than enough to react to. We found that restraint unsettling: the strain is visible, but Sheen offers little of the relief that a large, emphatic response might provide. We rate him most highly here, letting us watch a man think without insisting that we understand him.

His breakthrough in *Badlands* (1973) was as Kit Carruthers, a charismatic killer on the run, rather than the reassuring authority figure he would so often become. Supporting work in *Wall Street* (1987), as Carl Fox, preceded the long television run as President Josiah Bartlet in *The West Wing* (1999–2006). Those parts can encourage us to forget how dangerous his screen presence could be. His officers and presidents work because he allows their vulnerability to show; certainty alone would make them less interesting.

Coppola makes good use of the contrast with Robert Duvall’s Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, whose certainty is both funny and alarming. Duvall makes the officer’s confidence convincing enough that the humour cannot make him harmless. Sheen gives the film a quieter performance to return to, without trying to soften what surrounds him. Our reservation is with Coppola’s later stretches, which sometimes labour over ideas the fighting has already made clear. Sheen is right not to compete with the scale of it.

There is a risk in being cast so often as a moral centre: we can start trusting the actor before the character has earned it. The vulnerability in his Bartlet helps, but we would resist treating dependable authority as the whole of his appeal. His later work includes Thomas Avery in *The Way* (2010), directed by Emilio Estevez, extending a career that has kept moving between film and television. For the clearest reason to seek him out, start with *Apocalypse Now* and allow for the discomfort.

## Biography

Martin Sheen, born Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez, is an American actor. He was born on 3 August 1940 in Dayton, Ohio, to a Spanish father and an Irish mother. Sheen began his career in New York theatre and made his Broadway debut in The Subject Was Roses (1964), later appearing in the 1968 film adaptation.

Sheen is known for his leading role as Captain Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979) and as President Josiah Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999–2006). He has appeared in films including Badlands (1973), Gandhi (1982), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and The Departed (2006). Sheen has received a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for The West Wing, an Emmy Award for a guest role in Murphy Brown, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989. He is the father of actors Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Ramón Estevez and Renée Estevez.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (17)

### Performed in (14) — the average rests on these

- *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021), Fi1m 80, as J. Edgar Hoover — [page](https://film.one/film/judas-and-the-black-messiah.md)
- *Trash* (2014), Fi1m 64, as Padre Juilliard — [page](https://film.one/film/trash.md)
- *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), Fi1m 64, as Uncle Ben — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md)
- *The Departed* (2006), Fi1m 84, as Queenan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-departed.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Fi1m 55, as Harvey — [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), Fi1m 83, as Roger Strong — [page](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, as Josiah Bartlet — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, as Real Seymour Skinner (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Wall Street* (1987), Fi1m 74, as Carl Fox — [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *The Dead Zone* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Greg Stillson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md)
- *Gandhi* (1982), Fi1m 73, as Vince Walker — [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Fi1m 92, as Captain Benjamin Willard — [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *Badlands* (1973), Fi1m 91, as Kit Carruthers — [page](https://film.one/film/badlands.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Karl Lessing — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

### Also credited (3) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Selma* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)
- *The Graham Norton Show* (2007), Fi1m 82, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-graham-norton-show.md)
- *Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse* (1991), Fi1m 84, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/hearts-of-darkness-a-filmmakers-apocalypse.md)

## Complete filmography (287)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story* (2026), as Narrator
- *The American Experiment* (2026), series, as George Washington
- *Lost & Found in Cleveland* (2025), as Dr. Austin Raybourne
- *Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen* (2024), as Presenter · Executive Producer
- *Wild Cards* (2024), series, as Jonathan Ashford
- *23 Seconds to Eternity* (2023), as Narrator
- *Vigilante* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed* (2021), as Narrator
- *12 Mighty Orphans* (2021), as Doc Hall
- *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021), as J. Edgar Hoover — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/judas-and-the-black-messiah.md)
- *Princess of the Row* (2020), as John Austin
- *A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote* (2020), as Josiah Bartlet
- *The Devil Has a Name* (2019), as Ralph
- *The Map to Paradise* (2019), Producer
- *The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island* (2018), as James Alden (voice)
- *American Dynasties: The Kennedys* (2018), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Come Sunday* (2018), as Oral Roberts
- *Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle* (2017), as Narrator
- *Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew* (2017), as Matthew Cuthbert
- *Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars* (2017), as Matthew Cuthbert
- *Is O.J. Innocent? The Missing Evidence* (2017), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Dreamland: Mark Twain's Journey to Jerusalem* (2017), as Narrator
- *Rules Don't Apply* (2016), as Noah Dietrich
- *The Vessel* (2016), as Father Douglas
- *Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping* (2016), as Martin Sheen
- *Back to the Lane* (2016), Actor
- *Anne of Green Gables* (2016), as Matthew Cuthbert
- *Badge of Honor* (2015), as Captain Daniel Richards
- *Unity* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), series, as Robert Hanson
- *Selma* (2014), as Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)
- *A Prayer for Rain* (2014), as Warren Anderson
- *Trash* (2014), as Padre Juilliard — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/trash.md)
- *The Boxcar Children* (2014), as Grandfather Alden (voice)
- *Ask Me Anything* (2014), Actor
- *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014), as Uncle Ben (uncredited) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man-2.md)
- *The Whale* (2013), as Tom Nickerson
- *Amazonia* (2013), as Narrator
- *The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz* (2013), as Narrator
- *Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *Defending Gideon* (2013), as Narrator
- *Death By China* (2012), as Narrator
- *Anger Management* (2012), series, as Martin Goodson
- *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), as Uncle Ben — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md)
- *Seeking a Friend for the End of the World* (2012), as Frank Petersen
- *Stella Days* (2012), as Fr. Daniel Barry
- *Brothers on the Line* (2012), as Narrator
- *8* (2012), as Theodore Olson
- *The Double* (2011), as Tom Highland
- *Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White* (2011), as Narrator
- *Sharkwise* (2011), as Narrator
- *Halfway Home* (2011), as Narrator(voice)
- *The Kennedy Detail* (2010), as Narrator
- *The Way* (2010), as Tom
- *Gloves of Stone* (2009), as Dr. Frank Irwin
- *Love Happens* (2009), as Burke's Father-in-Law
- *Imagine That* (2009), as Dante D'Enzo
- *Franz Jagerstätter: A Man of Conscience* (2009), as Franz Jagerstätter (voice)
- *Echelon Conspiracy* (2009), as Raymond Burke
- *Man in the Mirror* (2008), as Fallen Soldier / JC Super Star / Man in Black
- *Vietnam: American Holocaust* (2008), as Voice
- *They Killed Sister Dorothy* (2008), as Narrator
- *Eyewitness DVD: Weather* (2007), as Narrator
- *Talk to Me* (2007), as E.G. Sonderling
- *Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency* (2007), as Narrator
- *Bordertown* (2007), as George Morgan
- *Flatland* (2007), as Arthur Square (voice)
- *Father G and the Homeboys* (2007), as Narrator
- *America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions* (2006), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *The Departed* (2006), as Queenan — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-departed.md)
- *Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip* (2006), series, as Radio Host
- *Bobby* (2006), as Jack Stevens
- *James Dean: Forever Young* (2005), as Narrator (voice)
- *Jerusalem Syndrome* (2004), Actor
- *Hidden in Plain Sight* (2003), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Commission* (2003), as Dep. Atty. Gen. Nicholas Katzenbach
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Harvey — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Mercy of the Sea* (2003), as Frederik
- *The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color* (2003), series, as Narrator
- *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), as Roger Strong — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/catch-me-if-you-can.md)
- *Straight Up: Helicopters in Action* (2002), as Narrator (voice)
- *Bringing Down a Dictator* (2002), as Narrator (voice)
- *National Geographic: Inside the Vatican* (2001), as Narrator
- *Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace* (2001), as Narrator
- *Enemies of War* (2001), as Narrator
- *O* (2001), as Coach Duke Goulding
- *On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight* (2000), as Narrator
- *The Twelve Apostles* (1999), as Narrator (voice)
- *A Stranger in the Kingdom* (1999), as Sigurd Moulton
- *The Time Shifters* (1999), as Grifasi
- *Forget Me Never* (1999), as Jack
- *D.R.E.A.M. Team* (1999), as J.W. Garrison
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Josiah Bartlet — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Storm* (1999), as General James Roberts
- *Chicken Soup for the Soul* (1999), series, Actor
- *Lost & Found* (1999), as Millstone
- *No Code of Conduct* (1999), as Bill Peterson
- *Gunfighter* (1999), as The Stranger
- *The Darklings* (1999), as Ira Everett
- *Ninth Street* (1999), as Father Frank
- *Total Recall 2070* (1999), series, Actor
- *A Texas Funeral* (1999), as Grandpa Sparta
- *Babylon 5: The River of Souls* (1998), as Soul Hunter
- *Free Money* (1998), as Guard
- *A Letter from Death Row* (1998), as Michael's Father
- *Monument Ave.* (1998), as Hanlon
- *Shadrach* (1998), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Elevator* (1998), as Sarge
- *Voyage of Terror* (1998), as Henry Northcutt
- *Holes in Heaven? H.A.A.R.P. & Advances In Tesla Technology* (1998), as Narrator (voice)
- *Medusa's Child* (1997), as President
- *Hostile Waters* (1997), as Aurora Skipper
- *Eyewitness: Monster* (1997), as Narrator (voice)
- *Spawn* (1997), as Jason Wynn
- *Truth or Consequences, N.M.* (1997), as Sir
- *An Act of Conscience* (1997), as Narrator
- *Gun* (1997), series, as Van
- *Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster* (1997), as Narrator
- *Croatia: Land of 1,100 Islands & 101 Dalmatians* (1997), as Narrator (voice)
- *The War at Home* (1996), as Bob Collier
- *Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story* (1996), as Peter Maurin
- *Spin City* (1996), series, as Ray Harris / Ray Crawford
- *Sacred Cargo* (1996), as Father Andrew Kanvesky
- *Mexico* (1996), as Narrator (voice)
- *Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial* (1996), as Dalton Trumbo
- *Project: ALF* (1996), as Colonel Gilbert Milfoil
- *The American President* (1995), as A.J. MacInerney
- *Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys* (1995), as Jeff Snyder
- *The Miracle of Medjugorje* (1995), as Father Jozo Zovko
- *The Making of Eyewitness* (1995), as Narrator
- *Dead Presidents* (1995), as The Judge
- *Born Wild* (1995), as Dan Walker
- *The Break* (1995), as Gil Robbins
- *Dillinger and Capone* (1995), as John Dillinger
- *Eyewitness* (1995), series, as Narrator
- *One Hundred and One Nights* (1995), as Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)
- *The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas* (1995), as Voice of Marcos
- *Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'* (1994), as Narrator
- *Fortunes of War* (1994), as Francis Labeck
- *Hits!* (1994), as Kelly
- *Guns of Honor* (1994), as Jackson Baines Hardin (Ole Devil)
- *Boca* (1994), as Jesse James Montgomery
- *Roswell* (1994), as Townsend
- *Trigger Fast* (1994), as Jackson Baines Hardin / Ole Devil
- *One of Her Own* (1994), as Asst. Dist. Atty. Pete Maresca
- *When the Bough Breaks* (1994), as Captain Swaggert
- *National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania* (1994), as Narrator
- *Eyewitness: Dinosaur* (1994), as Narrator (voice)
- *Eyewitness: Shark* (1994), as Narrator (voice)
- *Alive: 20 Years Later* (1993), as Narrator (voice)
- *A Matter of Justice* (1993), series, Actor
- *Gettysburg* (1993), as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- *The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story* (1993), as William F.(Ike) Eisenbraun
- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), as Capt. Benjamin L. Willard (uncredited) — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology* (1993), Actor
- *Hear No Evil* (1993), as Lt. Brock
- *Grey Knight* (1993), as Gen. Haworth
- *Braving Alaska* (1993), as Narrator, Narrator (voice)
- *Alex Haley's Queen* (1993), series, as James Jackson Sr.
- *The Water Engine* (1992), as Chain Letter Voice (voice) (uncredited)
- *Original Intent* (1992), as Homeless Joe
- *JFK* (1991), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jfk.md)
- *Guilty Until Proven Innocent* (1991), as Harold Hohne
- *The Maid* (1991), as Anthony Wayne
- *The Rites Of Mu* (1991), as Narrator
- *Touch and Die* (1991), as Frank Magenta
- *Cadence* (1990), as MSgt. Otis V. McKinney · Director, Writer
- *Captain Planet and the Planeteers* (1990), series, as Sly Sludge (voice)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Real Seymour Skinner (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Another Time, Another Place* (1989), as Richard Conley
- *Beverly Hills Brats* (1989), as Dr. Jeffrey Miller
- *Cold Front* (1989), as John Hyde
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Kraygen / Thomas Miller / Zorbin the Magnificent
- *Beyond the Stars* (1989), as Paul Andrews
- *Nightbreaker* (1989), as Dr. Alexander Brown - Present · Executive Producer
- *Marked for Murder* (1989), as Man in Park
- *Judgment in Berlin* (1988), as Herbert J. Stern · Executive Producer
- *Da* (1988), as Charlie
- *The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun* (1987), as Narrator
- *Wall Street* (1987), as Carl Fox — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *Siesta* (1987), as Del
- *Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam* (1987), as Alan (voice)
- *The Believers* (1987), as Cal Jamison
- *Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8* (1987), as James Marion Hunt
- *A State of Emergency* (1986), as Alex Carmody
- *Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story* (1986), as Mitch Snyder
- *News at Eleven* (1986), as Frank Kenley
- *Shattered Spirits* (1986), as Lyle Mollencamp
- *Out of the Darkness* (1985), as Eddie Zigo
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Paul Dano
- *Spaceflight* (1985), series, Actor
- *Broken Rainbow* (1985), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Fourth Wise Man* (1985), as Artaban
- *Native Sons: Palestinians In Exile* (1985), as Narrator
- *In the Name of the People* (1985), as Narrator
- *The Atlanta Child Murders* (1985), series, as Chet Dettlinger
- *Consenting Adult* (1985), as Ken Lynd
- *The Real Thing* (1985), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Guardian* (1984), as Charlie Hyatt
- *Firestarter* (1984), as Captain Hollister
- *Choices of the Heart* (1983), as Father Philan
- *Kennedy* (1983), series, as John F. Kennedy
- *The Dead Zone* (1983), as Greg Stillson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md)
- *Man, Woman and Child* (1983), as Robert Beckwith
- *In the King of Prussia* (1983), as Judge Samuel Salus II
- *No Place to Hide* (1983), as Narrator
- *That Championship Season* (1982), as Tom Daley
- *Gandhi* (1982), as Vince Walker — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)
- *Enigma* (1982), as Alex Holbeck
- *Nature* (1982), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Centralia Fire* (1982), as Narrator
- *In the Custody of Strangers* (1982), as Frank Caldwell
- *Loophole* (1981), as Stephen Booker
- *The Final Countdown* (1980), as Warren Lasky
- *Eagle's Wing* (1979), as Pike
- *Blind Ambition* (1979), series, as John Dean
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), as Captain Benjamin Willard — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *Taxi!!* (1978), as Taxi Driver
- *The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane* (1976), as Frank Hallet
- *The Cassandra Crossing* (1976), as Robby Navarro
- *Sweet Hostage* (1975), as Leonard Hatch
- *The Last Survivors* (1975), as Alexander William Holmes
- *The Missiles of October* (1974), as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
- *The Legend of Earl Durand* (1974), as Luther Sykes
- *The California Kid* (1974), as Michael McCord
- *The Missiles of October* (1974), series, as Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy
- *The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd* (1974), as Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
- *The Execution of Private Slovik* (1974), as Eddie Slovik
- *Message to My Daughter* (1973), as John Thatcher
- *The Catholics* (1973), as Father Kinsella
- *Badlands* (1973), as Kit Carruthers — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/badlands.md)
- *Toma* (1973), series, as Eddie Siatti
- *Letters from Three Lovers* (1973), as Vincent
- *Love Story (US)* (1973), series, as Frank Randolph
- *A Prowler in the Heart* (1973), as Tony Parrish
- *Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On* (1973), as Harlan Garrison
- *Crime Club* (1973), as Deputy Wilson
- *Pursuit* (1972), as Timothy Drew
- *Rage* (1972), as Maj. Holliford
- *That Certain Summer* (1972), as Gary McCain
- *When the Line Goes Through* (1972), as Bluff Jackson
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor
- *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as Frank
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor
- *Pickup on 101* (1972), as Lester Baumgartner
- *No Drums, No Bugles* (1972), as Ashby Gatrell
- *Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol* (1972), as Graytak
- *Mongo's Back in Town* (1971), as Gordon
- *Goodbye, Raggedy Ann* (1971), as Jules Worthman
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Karl Lessing — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Montserrat* (1971), Actor
- *Matt Lincoln* (1970), series, as Charles
- *Dan August* (1970), series, as Norman Sayles
- *The Young Lawyers* (1970), series, as Reverend Jimmy Haines
- *Catch-22* (1970), as 1st Lt. Dobbs
- *The Andersonville Trial* (1970), as Captain Williams
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Dr. Art Parmel
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Glen
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Eddie Calhao, Arthur Dixon
- *Then Came Bronson* (1969), as Nick Oresko
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Father Kinsella
- *The Subject Was Roses* (1968), as Timmy Cleary
- *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, as Danny Morgan
- *Lancer* (1968), series, Actor
- *The Incident* (1967), as Artie Connors
- *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Johnny
- *The Price of a Life* (1967), as Edward Miles Layton
- *NET Playhouse* (1966), series, as Kilroy
- *Ten Blocks on the Camino Real* (1966), as Kilroy
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Lieutenant Albert Brocke — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Hawk* (1966), series, as Peter Janus
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Norman Gretzler, Perry Victor, Neil Harland, Steve Chandler
- *For the People* (1965), series, as Louis Cahane
- *Flipper* (1964), series, as Phil Adams
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as Pvt. Arthur Dix
- *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Dale Beatty
- *The Nurses* (1962), series, as Saunders, Carl
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Arnold McCabe, Dino Locatelli, Joey Americus, Adam Novins
- *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor
- *Police Surgeon* (1960), series, as Ben Grover
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Phillip Kosnik, Nick (uncredited), Counterman
- *The Edge of Night* (1956), series, as Roy Sanders
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Taxi Driver
- *The One*, as Jefferson
- *KITÁ*, as Narrator

## Gallery

- ![Martin Sheen as Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing (1999)](https://film.one/media/title/3621/still-27cedd143cdd.jpg) Martin Sheen as Josiah Bartlet in *The West Wing* (1999) — Image via TMDB
- ![Martin Sheen at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/59514/gallery-227b1ecaa09a.jpg) Martin Sheen at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2025 — Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Martin_Sheen_%2854429290460%29.jpg/1280px-Martin_Sheen_%2854429290460%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Martin Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/59514/gallery-6b7f31ee9d0e.jpg) Martin Sheen — Brian McGuirk from Providence, RI, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Sheen%2C_Martin_%282008%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Martin Sheen at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/59514/gallery-81b48b48edff.jpg) Martin Sheen at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. — gdcgraphics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdcgraphics/, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/MartinSheen10TIFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Martin Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/59514/gallery-65cc89af510f.jpg) Martin Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Martin Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/59514/gallery-5acfaa1b03a7.jpg) Martin Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Martin Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/59514/gallery-e80c31b86f0b.jpg) Martin Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Martin Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/59514/gallery-4bf9760d63eb.jpg) Martin Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Martin Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/59514/gallery-70983e903752.jpg) Martin Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Martin Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/59514/gallery-d3ac94a949bc.jpg) Martin Sheen — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2001: Best Actor – Television Series Drama (won), for *The West Wing*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1994: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Murphy Brown*

### SAG Awards — 3 won, 1 nominated

- 2007: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominated), for *The Departed*
- 2002: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *The West Wing*
- 2001: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won), for *The West Wing*
- 2001: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *The West Wing*

### Other awards — 4 won, 1 nominated

- Thomas Merton Award 2013: Thomas Merton Award (won)
- Thomas Merton Award 2012: Thomas Merton Award (won)
- Laetare Medal 2008: Laetare Medal (won)
- Silver Shell for Best Actor 1974: Silver Shell for Best Actor (won), for *Badlands*
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1965: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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