The physical embodiment of 1970s male masculinity ... Eastwood’s credits in the ‘70s are prolific, both as actor and director ...

But who are actually the decade’s greatest actors? Hollywood directors were given greater creative control over their projects, and a dark national mood – informed by things like the Watergate ...

Washington is among the most successful black male actors over 60s and 70s. He became famous through A Soldier's Story (1984) war film and the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988).