Bo Svenson

Bo Svenson
Born	(1941-02-13) 13 February 1941 Gothenburg, Sweden
Occupation	Actor, Film director, Film producer, Writer
Years active	1965–present
Spouse(s)	Lise Svenson (1966-present) (3 children)

Bo Svenson (born 13 February 1941) is a Swedish-born American actor, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s.

Early life

Svenson was born in Sweden to Lola Iris Viola (née Johansson), a big band leader, actress, and singer, and Birger Ragnar Svenson, a personal driver, athlete, and bodyguard for the King of Sweden.^[1] He emigrated to the United States and then, when he was 17, served in the U.S. Marine Corps until his discharge six years later.^[1]

He also holds a fourth degree (Yondan = 4th Dan) black belt in judo. He was the 1961 Far East Judo Champion in the Heavyweight Division.^[1]

Career

In the late 1960s, Bo had a recurring role in the hit TV series Here Come the Brides as Lumberjack Olaf "Big Swede" Gustavsen.

In the mid-1970s, he took over the role of lawman Buford Pusser from Joe Don Baker in both sequels to the hit 1973 film Walking Tall, after Pusser himself, who had originally agreed to take over the role, died in an automobile crash. He reprised the role again for the short-lived 1981 television series of the same name.

Svenson also played the Soviet agent Ivan in the Magnum, P.I. episode "Did You See the Sunrise?" (1982). Svenson has a cameo as an American colonel in Inglourious Basterds, as a tribute to his role in The Inglorious Bastards.

Interviews

• Interview from The Quentin Tarantino Archives at tarantino.info

Filmography

Actor

Director

Producer

Writer

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bo Svenson - Biography." Bo Svenson — Actor, Director, Producer, Writer. Web. 26 Feb. 2012.

External links

• Bo Svenson at the Internet Movie Database
• Bo Svenson official website