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Quiz about Superstar Actors of the Seventies
Quiz about Superstar Actors of the Seventies

Superstar Actors of the Seventies Quiz


It was the decade where young actors became big-time movie stars. Many of them idolized the great Marlon Brando and wanted to follow in his footsteps. Here are ten actors who dominated the film scene in the seventies.

A multiple-choice quiz by robbieh. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robbieh
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
281,291
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. 1970 was the year this actor became a star. He'd been around since 1958, when he made his debut in "The Cry Baby Killer". He began to attract attention in "Easy Rider" in 1969, and his next film, "Five Easy Pieces", put him at the top. Name the actor. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In 1971, this actor created a tough-guy character who would appear in several very popular movies, and who directed his first film that year as well. He went on to win at least two Best Director Oscars in a career that's spanned half a century. Who is this legendary star?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 1972 saw the release of a western called "Chato's Land", starring our next superstar as a "half-breed Indian" fighting villainous whites. He often played a man of few words, and in this film it's said he spoke about twenty, total. Name this macho hero. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 1973 was the year "Paper Moon" was released, featuring a real-life father-daughter combination. This handsome star was very popular throughout the seventies. He also starred in a box office smash hit film with Ali McGraw. Who was he? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 1974 was a year for some extraordinary films, including Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation". This enduring star played surveillance expert Harry Caul in the film. He made a total of twenty movies in the seventies. Which actor starred in "The Conversation"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 1975 was a good year for this charismatic star. He earned his fourth Oscar nomination for his film appearance as an inept bank robber whose only wish was to pay for his partner's sex-change operation. Name the actor. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 1976 was the year when "All the President's Men" was released. Based on the book written by two Washington Post reporters, the film told the story of Watergate and the downfall of President Richard Nixon. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were the courageous real-life reporters. Who played Bob Woodward in the film? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 1977 was the year "Smokey and the Bandit" was released, and the Bandit would become one of the top box-office draws of the decade. He had been a college football hero, a star on television, he was a handsome and funny guy. Who was the actor? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 1978 was the year that "The Deer Hunter" was released, the story of three young men sent to fight in the Vietnam war. The three were played by Christopher Walken, John Savage and an Oscar-winning actor. Who played that third soldier? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 1979 was the year "Manhattan" was released. It was considered a masterpiece by many critics, with a great story, fine performances and a wonderful George Gershwin score. The leading man was also the writer and the director. Who was he? Hint



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1. 1970 was the year this actor became a star. He'd been around since 1958, when he made his debut in "The Cry Baby Killer". He began to attract attention in "Easy Rider" in 1969, and his next film, "Five Easy Pieces", put him at the top. Name the actor.

Answer: Jack Nicholson

"Five Easy Pieces" was a classic, a milestone in Jack Nicholson's terrific career. His seventies films made Nicholson's reputation, with "Carnal Knowledge" (1971), "Chinatown" (1974), "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), "The Missouri Breaks" (1976) co-starring his idol Marlon Brando, and "Goin' South" (1978), which he directed.

Jack Nicholson was born in Manhattan, New York in 1937.
2. In 1971, this actor created a tough-guy character who would appear in several very popular movies, and who directed his first film that year as well. He went on to win at least two Best Director Oscars in a career that's spanned half a century. Who is this legendary star?

Answer: Clint Eastwood

The character he created was "Dirty Harry" Callahan, in the 1971 film "Dirty Harry". Eastwood could do it all. He appeared in crime dramas: 1971's "Play Misty for Me" his directorial debut, "The Gauntlet" (1977) and 1979's "Escape from Alcatraz"); in westerns: "The Beguiled" (1971) "High Plains Drifter" (1973) "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976); and comedy: "Every Which Way But Loose" (1978).
Not bad for a man who made his first significant film appearance in "Francis in the Navy" in 1955 (Francis was a talking mule).
Eastwood won Best Directing Oscars for "Unforgiven" in 1992 and "Million Dollar Baby" in 2004.
3. 1972 saw the release of a western called "Chato's Land", starring our next superstar as a "half-breed Indian" fighting villainous whites. He often played a man of few words, and in this film it's said he spoke about twenty, total. Name this macho hero.

Answer: Charles Bronson

Born Charles Buchinsky (1921-2003) of Lithuanian parents, his exotic looks resulted in his being cast as an American Indian in several films. He starred in the 1974 crime drama "Death Wish", a hit that spawned four sequels. He was one of the top film tough guys of the seventies.
4. 1973 was the year "Paper Moon" was released, featuring a real-life father-daughter combination. This handsome star was very popular throughout the seventies. He also starred in a box office smash hit film with Ali McGraw. Who was he?

Answer: Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal's daughter Tatum co-starred in "Paper Moon", and won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in the film. O'Neal and Ali McGraw co-starred in "Love Story" in 1970, for which O'Neal was Oscar-nominated for Best Actor. He also starred in "What's Up, Doc?" in 1972, "Barry Lyndon" in 1975 and "Nickelodeon" in 1976.
5. 1974 was a year for some extraordinary films, including Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation". This enduring star played surveillance expert Harry Caul in the film. He made a total of twenty movies in the seventies. Which actor starred in "The Conversation"?

Answer: Gene Hackman

His seventies films included "I Never Sang for My Father" in 1970, 1971's "The French Connection", which would win Hackman an Oscar for Best Actor, "Scarecrow" (1973), and "Superman" (1978). He has been one of the film industry's most respected actors. He announced his retirement from acting in 2008.
6. 1975 was a good year for this charismatic star. He earned his fourth Oscar nomination for his film appearance as an inept bank robber whose only wish was to pay for his partner's sex-change operation. Name the actor.

Answer: Al Pacino

Pacino was Oscar-nominated for his 1975 role in "Dog Day Afternoon", and for "The Godfather" in 1972, "Serpico" in 1973 and "Godfather II" in 1974 as well. Other seventies Pacino films include "The Panic in Needle Park" (1971) "Scarecrow" (1973)) and "...And Justice for All" (1979).

He was born Alfredo James Pacino in 1940. Another great admirer of Marlon Brando, Pacino himself is now a hero to many young actors.
7. 1976 was the year when "All the President's Men" was released. Based on the book written by two Washington Post reporters, the film told the story of Watergate and the downfall of President Richard Nixon. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were the courageous real-life reporters. Who played Bob Woodward in the film?

Answer: Robert Redford

Robert Redford was already a big star when he appeared in some of the best of the seventies movies. In addition to "All the President's Men" in 1976, there was the 1972 film "The Candidate" (1972), 1973's big hits "The Way We Were" and "The Sting". "All The President's Men" was directed by Alan J. Pakula, and won four Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor for Jason Robards (he played Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee).
Redford went on to direct films, and won the Best Director Oscar in 1980 on his first try, for "Ordinary People".
8. 1977 was the year "Smokey and the Bandit" was released, and the Bandit would become one of the top box-office draws of the decade. He had been a college football hero, a star on television, he was a handsome and funny guy. Who was the actor?

Answer: Burt Reynolds

"Smokey and the Bandit" and and its two sequels made Reynolds a star and the top box-office attraction for several years running. He was very busy in the seventies, and made some good films, including "Deliverance" in 1972, "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing" (1973) and "The Longest Yard" (1974).
9. 1978 was the year that "The Deer Hunter" was released, the story of three young men sent to fight in the Vietnam war. The three were played by Christopher Walken, John Savage and an Oscar-winning actor. Who played that third soldier?

Answer: Robert DeNiro

Robert De Niro was already an Oscar winner for "Godfather II" in 1974, and was nominated for Best Actor for "The Deer Hunter". The film had a top-notch cast, with a theme that hit home for many Americans. It won Oscars for director Michael Cimino, for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken. De Niro was another great admirer of Marlon Brando, and is now almost as revered as was his hero.

Other seventies De Niro films include the 1973 film "Mean Streets", "Taxi Driver" (1976), and "New York, New York" (1977), all three films directed by Martin Scorsese.
10. 1979 was the year "Manhattan" was released. It was considered a masterpiece by many critics, with a great story, fine performances and a wonderful George Gershwin score. The leading man was also the writer and the director. Who was he?

Answer: Woody Allen

The seventies were productive for Woody Allen. In addition to "Manhattan", he wrote, directed and starred in "Bananas" (1971), "Play It Again, Sam" (1972), "Love and Death" (1975), "Annie Hall" (1977) and "Interiors" (1978). Allen was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935. He was a comedy writer, a stand-up comedian and a playwright before becoming an actor and director.
Source: Author robbieh

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