Bo Svenson

Bo Svenson

Born February 13, 1941 (Age: 85) Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Biography

Bo Svenson (born 13 February 1941) is a Swedish-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s. In the late 1960s, Svenson had a recurring role in the hit TV series Here Come the Brides as Lumberjack Olaf "Big Swede" Gustavsen. Svenson appeared in the 1973 made-for-TV movie Frankenstein, in which he plays the Creature. One of Svenson's first big-screen movie roles was opposite Robert Redford in The Great Waldo Pepper, where Redford and Svenson play rival ex-WWI U.S. Army Air Service pilots who are now employed in the hard and dangerous but wildly adventurous lives of 1920's barnstorming pilots, touring the Midwest. In his next pursuit, Svenson 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.[5] One of his most famous roles in films was as murder-witness-turned-vigilante Michael McBain in the 1976 cult classic Breaking Point. He played the Soviet agent Ivan in the Magnum, P.I. episode "Did You See the Sunrise?" (1982) and many years later had a cameo as an American colonel in Inglourious Basterds, as a tribute to his role in The Inglorious Bastards; he is the only actor to appear in both films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Svenson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Bo Svenson (born 13 February 1941) is a Swedish-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s. In the late 1960s, Svenson had a recurring role in the hit TV series Here Come the Brides as Lumberjack Olaf "Big Swede" Gustavsen. Svenson appeared in the 1973 made-for-TV movie Frankenstein, in which he plays the Creature. One of Svenson's first big-screen movie roles was opposite Robert Redford in The Great Waldo Pepper, where Redford and Svenson play rival ex-WWI U.S. Army Air Service pilots who are now employed in the hard and dangerous but wildly adventurous lives of 1920's barnstorming pilots, touring the Midwest. In his next pursuit, Svenson 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.[5] One of his most famous roles in films was as murder-witness-turned-vigilante Michael McBain in the 1976 cult classic Breaking Point. He played the Soviet agent Ivan in the Magnum, P.I. episode "Did You See the Sunrise?" (1982) and many years later had a cameo as an American colonel in Inglourious Basterds, as a tribute to his role in The Inglorious Bastards; he is the only actor to appear in both films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Svenson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2011 as Reverend Harmony Age: 70
Angry

Angry

2010 as Bill Age: 69
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

2009 as American Colonel Age: 68
Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004 as Reverend Harmony Age: 63
Crackerjack 3

Crackerjack 3

2000 as Jack Thorn Age: 59
No Image

Solitude Point

1998 as Richard Age: 57
Heartless

Heartless

1997 as Sheriff Sam Age: 56
Speed 2: Cruise Control

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997 as Captain Pollard Age: 56
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1996 as Captain Starrett Age: 55
Three Days to a Kill

Three Days to a Kill

1992 as Rick Age: 51
Steele's Law

Steele's Law

1991 as Sheriff Barnes Age: 50
Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune

1990 as Colonel Preston Age: 49
Tides of War

Tides of War

1990 as SS Colonel Otto Haber Age: 48
Beyond the Door III

Beyond the Door III

1989 as Professor Andromolek Age: 48
Curse II: The Bite

Curse II: The Bite

1989 as The Sheriff Age: 48
Soda Cracker

Soda Cracker

1989 as Ivan Moss Age: 48
Primal Rage

Primal Rage

1988 as Ethridge Age: 47
Deep Space

Deep Space

1988 as Captain Robertson Age: 47
Delta Force Commando

Delta Force Commando

1987 as Col. Keitel Age: 46
Maniac Killer

Maniac Killer

1987 as Count Silvano Age: 46
White Phantom

White Phantom

1987 as The Colonel Age: 46
Double Target

Double Target

1987 as Col. Galckin Age: 46
Brothers in Blood

Brothers in Blood

1987 as Age: 46
Thunder II

Thunder II

1987 as Sheriff Roger Age: 46
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

1987 as Maurice Fronenac Age: 46
Movie in Action

Movie in Action

1987 as Age: 45
Armour of God

Armour of God

1986 as Monk (uncredited) Age: 45
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986 as Capt. Campbell Age: 45
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom

1985 as Kor Age: 44
Deadly Impact

Deadly Impact

1984 as George Ryan Age: 43
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981 as Detective Joe Carlson Age: 40
Sverige åt svenskarna

Sverige åt svenskarna

1980 as Age: 39
Virus

Virus

1980 as Major Carter Age: 39
North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

1979 as Jo Bob Priddy Age: 38
The Son of the Sheik

The Son of the Sheik

1978 as Hamilton Burger Age: 37
The Inglorious Bastards

The Inglorious Bastards

1978 as Lt. Robert Yeager Age: 36
The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper

1975 as Axel Olsson Age: 34
Target Risk

Target Risk

1975 as Lee Driscoll Age: 33
No Image

Maurie

1973 as Jack Twyman Age: 32
Hitched

Hitched

1973 as Jay Appleby Age: 32
Intertect

Intertect

1973 as Age: 32
You'll Never See Me Again

You'll Never See Me Again

1973 as Sam (uncredited) Age: 32
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1973 as Monster Age: 31
The Bravos

The Bravos

1972 as Raeder Age: 30
Jan & Dean: On the Run

Jan & Dean: On the Run

1966 as Smithsonian Guard Age: 25