Highest rated as cast or director
The West Wing
1999 · 7 Seasons
Apocalypse Now
1979
The Departed
2006
Badlands
1973
Grace and Frankie
2015 · 7 Seasons
Martin Sheen's 5 titles from the 1970s have a median Balasaur Score of 71, led by Apocalypse Now (87) and Badlands (84), against 65 for those from the 2010s.
Biography
Ramón Antonio Gerardo 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 as Captain Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979), as U.S. President Josiah Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999–2006), and as Robert Hanson in the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022). 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. Born and raised in the United States by a Spanish father and an Irish mother, he adopted the stage name Martin Sheen to help him gain acting parts. He is the father of four children, all of whom are actors. Sheen has directed one film, Cadence (1990), in which he appears alongside his sons Charlie and Ramón. He has narrated, produced, and directed documentary television, earning two Daytime Emmy awards in the 1980s, and has been active in liberal politics.
Acted in 219
2020s
- 2026
The One
Jefferson
- 2025
- 2024
Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen
Presenter
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
James Alden (voice)
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
A Prayer for Rain
Warren Anderson
The Boxcar Children
Grandfather Alden (voice)
- 2013
The Whale
Tom Nickerson
- 2012
Stella Days
Fr. Daniel Barry
8
Theodore Olson
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Franz Jagerstätter: A Man of Conscience
Franz Jagerstätter (voice)
- 2008
Man in the Mirror
Fallen Soldier / JC Super Star / Man in Black
Vietnam: American Holocaust
Voice
- 2007
- 2006
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America
TV
- 2004
Jerusalem Syndrome
Movie
- 2003
The Commission
Dep. Atty. Gen. Nicholas Katzenbach
- 2002
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
A Stranger in the Kingdom
Sigurd Moulton
D.R.E.A.M. Team
J.W. Garrison
Storm
General James Roberts
No Code of Conduct
Bill Peterson
Gunfighter
The Stranger
The Darklings
Ira Everett
- 1998
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Soul Hunter
A Letter from Death Row
Michael's Father
The Elevator
Sarge
Voyage of Terror
Henry Northcutt
- 1997
Medusa's Child
President
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Sir
Gun
Van · 1 episode
- 1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Peter Maurin
Sacred Cargo
Father Andrew Kanvesky
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Dalton Trumbo
- 1995
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
Jeff Snyder
Born Wild
Dan Walker
- 1994
Fortunes of War
Francis Labeck
Hits!
Kelly
Guns of Honor
Jackson Baines Hardin (Ole Devil)
Boca
Jesse James Montgomery
Trigger Fast
Jackson Baines Hardin / Ole Devil
- 1993
A Matter of Justice
TV
The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story
William F.(Ike) Eisenbraun
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Movie
Grey Knight
Gen. Haworth
Alex Haley's Queen
James Jackson Sr. · 3 episodes
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Another Time, Another Place
Richard Conley
Cold Front
John Hyde
Marked for Murder
Man in Park
- 1988
Da
Charlie
- 1987
Siesta
Del
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Alan (voice)
- 1986
A State of Emergency
Alex Carmody
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Mitch Snyder
News at Eleven
Frank Kenley
- 1985
Out of the Darkness
Eddie Zigo
The Atlanta Child Murders
Chet Dettlinger · 2 episodes
Consenting Adult
Ken Lynd
- 1984
The Guardian
Charlie Hyatt
- 1983
Man, Woman and Child
Robert Beckwith
In the King of Prussia
Judge Samuel Salus II
- 1982
That Championship Season
Tom Daley
In the Custody of Strangers
Frank Caldwell
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
Blind Ambition
John Dean · 4 episodes
- 1978
- 1976
- 1975
Sweet Hostage
Leonard Hatch
The Last Survivors
Alexander William Holmes
- 1974
The Missiles of October
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
The Legend of Earl Durand
Luther Sykes
The California Kid
Michael McCord
The Missiles of October
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy · 2 episodes
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
The Execution of Private Slovik
Eddie Slovik
- 1973
The Catholics
Father Kinsella
Letters from Three Lovers
Vincent
A Prowler in the Heart
Tony Parrish
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Harlan Garrison
Crime Club
Deputy Wilson
- 1972
Pursuit
Timothy Drew
Rage
Maj. Holliford
That Certain Summer
Gary McCain
When the Line Goes Through
Bluff Jackson
Pickup on 101
Lester Baumgartner
No Drums, No Bugles
Ashby Gatrell
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Graytak
- 1971
Mongo's Back in Town
Gordon
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Jules Worthman
Montserrat
Movie
- 1970
The Young Lawyers
Reverend Jimmy Haines · 24 episodes
The Andersonville Trial
Captain Williams
1960s
- 1969
Then Came Bronson
Nick Oresko
- 1968
- 1967
The Price of a Life
Edward Miles Layton
- 1966
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
Kilroy
- 1965
For the People
Louis Cahane · 13 episodes
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
Police Surgeon
Ben Grover · 12 episodes
1950s
- 1958
- 1956
The Edge of Night
Roy Sanders · 306 episodes
Produced 5
2020s
- 2024
Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen
Executive Producer
- 2023
Vigilante
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2019
The Map to Paradise
Producer
Directed 1
1990s
- 1990
Wrote 1
1990s
- 1990
Appearances109
2020s
- 2026
American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story
Narrator
- 2025
- 2024
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
- 2023
23 Seconds to Eternity
Narrator
Downwind
Self Narrator
- 2021
Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed
Narrator
- 2020
The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous
Self
Can Art Stop a Bullet: William Kelly's Big Picture
Self
Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story
Self
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
Is O.J. Innocent? The Missing Evidence
Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
Dreamland: Mark Twain's Journey to Jerusalem
Narrator
- 2015
Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy
Self
- 2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Self
- 2013
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Narrator
Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth
Narrator (voice)
Making Badlands
Self
Defending Gideon
Narrator
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
- 2012
Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn
Self
Death By China
Narrator
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
Brothers on the Line
Narrator
- 2011
Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White
Narrator
Sharkwise
Narrator
Miller's Tale
Self
Halfway Home
Narrator(voice)
- 2010
The Kennedy Detail
Narrator
A Conversation with Martin Sheen
Self
2000s
- 2009
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
Self · 1 episode
The Meaning of Life
Self · 1 episode
White House Revealed
Self- Narrator (voice)
- 2008
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Self
Pirate for the Sea
Self
The End of Poverty?
Self - Narrator
They Killed Sister Dorothy
Narrator
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
- 2007
Eyewitness DVD: Weather
Narrator
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
Narrator
Confessions Of An Innocent Man
Self - Narrator
- 2006
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Self - Narrator (voice)
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
- 2005
The Friday Night Project
Self - Host · 1 episode
- 2004
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Self
Winning New Hampshire
Self
The Nomi Song
Self (archive footage)
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
- 2003
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self · 1 episode
Hidden in Plain Sight
Narrator (voice)
Absence of Malick
Self
The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color
Narrator · 4 episodes
- 2002
Straight Up: Helicopters in Action
Narrator (voice)
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Self
Bringing Down a Dictator
Narrator (voice)
- 2001
National Geographic: Inside the Vatican
Narrator
- 2000
On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight
Narrator
1990s
- 1999
The Twelve Apostles
Narrator (voice)
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
Self
- 1998
Holes in Heaven? H.A.A.R.P. & Advances In Tesla Technology
Narrator (voice)
- 1997
Eyewitness: Monster
Narrator (voice)
An Act of Conscience
Narrator
Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster
Narrator
- 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 2 episodes
Mexico
Narrator (voice)
- 1995
Eyewitness
Narrator · 27 episodes
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania
Narrator
Eyewitness: Dinosaur
Narrator (voice)
Eyewitness: Shark
Narrator (voice)
- 1993
Alive: 20 Years Later
Narrator (voice)
The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream
Self / The Kralahome (voice)
Braving Alaska
Narrator, Narrator (voice)
- 1992
- 1991
The Rites Of Mu
Narrator
1980s
- 1988
Walking After Midnight
Self
Promises to Keep
Self
- 1987
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
Narrator
- 1986
Secrets of the Titanic
Self - Narrator
- 1985
Broken Rainbow
Narrator (voice)
Native Sons: Palestinians In Exile
Narrator
In the Name of the People
Narrator
- 1982
I Love Liberty
Self
1970s
- 1977
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Self
- 1975
1960s
- 1961
1940s
- 1944
No release date
The Gettysburg Book: A Father, Son & The Killer Angels
Self