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The 1970s was a great decade in the history of sex symbols! Many icons were acting in huge movies and TV shows of the day and winning the hearts of the masses. This gallery looks back at the biggest sex symbols of the '70s — starting with John Travolta. In his early 20s at the time, Travolta burst onto the scene with charming roles in '70s favourites Saturday Night Fever and Grease.
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No list of sex symbols would be complete with Farrah Fawcett. And the '70s was her breakthrough decade. Fawcett was a top star of those years, appearing on Charlie's Angels and The Six Million Dollar Man — and who could forget her iconic red swimsuit poster?
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Burt Reynolds — and that moustache — was probably a sex symbol during his whole career. But he was definitely at the height of his fame in the '70s, when he got everyone's attention in movies like Deliverance, The Longest Yard, and Smokey and the Bandit. Reynolds is sometimes even called the top male sex symbol of all time.
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The 1970s also introduced the world to Star Wars — and a legion of fans to Carrie Fisher. The actress became a sex symbol overnight, and for generations to come, when she played "Princess Leia" in the classic science fiction franchise.
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And for viewers who weren't distracted by Carrie Fisher... Harrison Ford also staked his claim in the sex symbol world as "Han Solo" in Star Wars. The strapping young actor would go on to lead the Indiana Jones movies just a few years later.
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Actress Bo Derek became a star overnight when she acted in the 1979 sex-comedy film 10. The movie made her an instant sex symbol with its notorious dream sequence on the beach.
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The young actor and singer David Cassidy was a favourite of the ladies in the '70s. He appeared on The Partridge Family and launched a wildly successful singing career. Cassidy even made waves in 1972 when he posed nude for Rolling Stone magazine.
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In the 1970s, the beautiful Pam Grier became a movie star in titles like Coffy, Foxy Brown, and many more. She was among the first female action leads and a major sex symbol as well.
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For some, Michael Landon was like a TV father. But for others, the Little House on the Prairie star was a heartthrob, even in middle age on the classic series. The actor was also known to write in scenes where he could take his shirt off on the show.
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Sonny and Cher became big stars in the mid-60s, but many fell in love with Cher during her years on CBS programs in the 1970s. As a solo singer and TV star, she was one of the most popular artists of the decade.
The 1970s was the golden age for sex symbols in the entertainment world.
From classic TV series to some of the biggest movies of the day, the '70s offered some of the best eye-candy on screen.
In this gallery, we're looking at 12 of the biggest sex symbols of the '70s — six men and six women!
Click through the gallery for a look back at the best sex symbols of 1970s film and TV, from Bo Derek to John Travolta. Enjoy!