Ramon Estevez is Martin Sheen's birth name.
Having a crushed left arm by forceps when
he was born effected Martin Sheen lateral movement, his
left arm is 3" shorter than his right due to complications
during his birth.
Some could say that Martin Sheen usued his
limited lateral movement to his best ability. It has given
his a trademark, can only put his jacket on by flipping
it over his head like Bartlet in THE WEST WING.
Frequently seen playing a Presidential or
political character involved in the White House. Martin
Sheen has been on the WEST WING, DEAD ZONE, KENNEDY, MISSILES
OF OCTOBER, BLIND AMBITION, he also did the narration in
JFK.
In the 100th issue Martin Sheen is ranked
#5 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People.
As the man the army sent up river Martin Sheen
earned his most memorable part, to find and assassinate
renegade officer Marlon Brando in Francis Ford Coppola's
APOCALYPSE
NOW in 1979.
During the filming of APOCALYPSE NOW Martin
Sheen suffered a heart attack, due to the strenuous filming
in the Philippines, and later discussed this in the probing
documentary HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER'S APOCALYPSE
in 1991.
Father of Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Renée
Estevez and Ramon Estevez. Martin Sheen is also the Brother
of actor Joe Estevez.
Sheen appeared in two great Sci-Fi films:
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN and THE DEAD ZONE.
In 1988 Martin Sheen was the executive producer
for the hit film DA.
For Martin Sheen role in THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES
he was nominated for Broadway's 1965 Tony Award, this was
a role that he recreated in the film version of the same
name, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES in 1968.
Martin Sheen has played both Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy in THE MISSILES OF OCTOBER in the 1974
TV movie and President John F. Kennedy in the mini-series
KENNEDY in 1983.
One of 22 people arrested for crossing over
a line established by the Air Force in an anti-militarization
protest at California's Vandenberg Air Force base. Martin
Sheen was charged with trespassing in October 2000. Sheen
has been arrested over 70 times mainly for liberal protests.
Along with Steve McQueen and James Dean, Martin
Sheen is mentioned in R.E.M.'s song Electrolite.
Martin Sheen's father, Francisco Estevez,
died shortly before the premiere of BLIND AMBITION in 1979.
Sheen was unable to attend the funeral, Martin mourned his
father in the scene in which John Dean cries in his jail
cell.
In 1987 Martin Sheen appeared in Charlie's
WALL
STREET and directed him in CADENCE in 1991, in which
they both starred,Ramon Estevez was also featured in the
cast.
Martin Sheen gave a acclaimed performance
as Robert Kennedy in MISSILES OF OCTOBER.
Martin Sheen's other notable credits are....
THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES
CATCH 22
NO DRUMS NO BUGLES
RAGE
BADLANDS
THE CASSANDRA CROSSING
APOCALYPSE
NOW
LOOPHOLE
GANDHI
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
THE GUARDIAN
WOMAN AND CHILD
THE BELIEVERS
WALL STREET
BEYOND THE STARS
CONSENTING ADULTS
FIRESTARTER
DILLINGER AND CAPONE
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Martin Sheen's television credits include:
THAT CERTAIN SUMMER
SWEET HOSTAGE
CATHOLICS
THE EXECUTION OF PRIVATE SLOVIK
THE CALIFORNIA KID
KENNEDY (mini-series)
THE
OUTER LIMITS (guest star)
THE GUARDIAN
