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Bo Svenson

Bo Svenson

Acting

Born: February 13, 1941Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

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.

Known For
Filmography
Baboon Bite Maniacs! - "Primal Rage" 35 Years Later

Baboon Bite Maniacs! - "Primal Rage" 35 Years Later

Himself

2023
Finding Grace

Finding Grace

Dr. Nelson

2020
My Sisters Kids & the Gold Diggers

My Sisters Kids & the Gold Diggers

John

2015
Jersey Justice

Jersey Justice

W.W. Tolliver

2014
The Dependables

The Dependables

Mick Skinner

2014
Non-Stop

Non-Stop

Dr. Halperin

2013
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Reverend Harmony

2011
Angry

Angry

Bill

2010
The 7 Adventures of Sinbad

The 7 Adventures of Sinbad

Simon Magnusson

2010
Icarus

Icarus

Vadim

2010
Stolz der Nation

Stolz der Nation

Benjamin Palme

2009
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

American Colonel

2009
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

Foreman Bo

2008
Raising Jeffrey Dahmer

Raising Jeffrey Dahmer

Detective John Amos

2006
Hell to Pay

Hell to Pay

Del Shannon

2005
I'll Be Seeing You

I'll Be Seeing You

Philip Carter

2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Reverend Harmony

2004
Outlaw

Outlaw

Detective Maize

2001
Crackerjack 3

Crackerjack 3

Jack Thorn

2000

Solitude Point

Richard

1998
Heartless

Heartless

Sheriff Sam

1997
Speed 2: Cruise Control

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Captain Pollard

1997
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Captain Starrett

1996
Steel Frontier

Steel Frontier

Roy Ackett

1995
Private Obsession

Private Obsession

Sam Weston

1995
Savage Land

Savage Land

Jeb

1994
Three Days to a Kill

Three Days to a Kill

Rick

1992
Steele's Law

Steele's Law

Sheriff Barnes

1991
Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune

Colonel Preston

1990
Tides of War

Tides of War

SS Colonel Otto Haber

1990
Beyond the Door III

Beyond the Door III

Professor Andromolek

1989
Curse II: The Bite

Curse II: The Bite

The Sheriff

1989
Soda Cracker

Soda Cracker

Ivan Moss

1989
Primal Rage

Primal Rage

Ethridge

1988
Deep Space

Deep Space

Captain Robertson

1988
Delta Force Commando

Delta Force Commando

Col. Keitel

1987
Maniac Killer

Maniac Killer

Count Silvano

1987
White Phantom

White Phantom

The Colonel

1987
Double Target

Double Target

Col. Galckin

1987
Brothers in Blood

Brothers in Blood

1987
Thunder II

Thunder II

Sheriff Roger

1987
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

Maurice Fronenac

1987
Movie in Action

Movie in Action

1987
Heartbreak Ridge

Heartbreak Ridge

Roy Jennings

1986
Armour of God

Armour of God

Monk (uncredited)

1986
Choke Canyon

Choke Canyon

Capt. Oliver Parkside

1986
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

Capt. Campbell

1986
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom

Kor

1985
Man Hunt

Man Hunt

Sheriff

1984
Deadly Impact

Deadly Impact

George Ryan

1984
Jealousy

Jealousy

Jesse Hutton

1984
Thunder

Thunder

Sheriff Bill Cook

1983
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Detective Joe Carlson

1981
Sverige åt svenskarna

Sverige åt svenskarna

1980
Virus

Virus

Major Carter

1980
North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

Jo Bob Priddy

1979
Portrait of a Hitman

Portrait of a Hitman

Dr. Bob Michaels

1979
Gold of the Amazon Women

Gold of the Amazon Women

Tom Jensen

1979
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

Fabien

1979
The Son of the Sheik

The Son of the Sheik

Hamilton Burger

1978
The Inglorious Bastards

The Inglorious Bastards

Lt. Robert Yeager

1978
Final Chapter: Walking Tall

Final Chapter: Walking Tall

Buford Pusser

1977
Snowbeast

Snowbeast

Gar Seberg

1977
Special Delivery

Special Delivery

Jack Murdock

1976
Breaking Point

Breaking Point

Michael McBain

1976
Walking Tall Part II

Walking Tall Part II

Buford Pusser

1975
The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper

Axel Olsson

1975
Target Risk

Target Risk

Lee Driscoll

1975

Maurie

Jack Twyman

1973
Hitched

Hitched

Jay Appleby

1973
Intertect

Intertect

1973
You'll Never See Me Again

You'll Never See Me Again

Sam (uncredited)

1973
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Monster

1973
The Bravos

The Bravos

Raeder

1972
Jan & Dean: On the Run

Jan & Dean: On the Run

Smithsonian Guard

1966