He’d been acting on TV for around six years, mostly in soaps and guest roles on dramas like Mission: Impossible and, er Flipper.

His first film role was as one of two nasty punks who board a New York subway train and proceed to rough up a variety of passengers. Sheen’s baby face look gave his thug that much more of a chilling side – and it’s interesting to remember that he got his start on film largely playing bad guys.

Nepotunity: No other Sheens in this one. Charlie was two, Emilio and Ramon were five were five, and daughter Renee was a newborn.