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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Bo Svenson
| name = Bo Svenson
| image =
| image = Bo Headshot 2023.jpg
| caption = Svenson in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1941|2|13}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1941|2|13}}
| birth_place = [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
| birth_place = [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
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| death_place =
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| occupation = Actor, film director, film producer, writer
| occupation = Actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter
| years_active = 1965–present
| years_active = 1965–present
| spouse = Lise Svenson (1966–present); 3 daughters; Pia, Maja and Mia<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004149/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia Bo Svenson bio], imdb.com; accessed 12 August 2016.</ref>
| spouse = {{marriage|Lise Svenson|1966}}
|children = 3<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004149/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia Bo Svenson bio], imdb.com; accessed 12 August 2016.</ref>
| website = [http://www.bosvenson.com/ Official website]}}
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'''Bo Svenson''' (born 13 February 1941) is a Swedish-American actor, known for his roles in American [[film genre|genre films]] of the 1970s and 1980s. He is a naturalized United States citizen.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004149/resume?ref_=nm_ov_res Bo Svenson resume], imdb.com; accessed 20 August 2015.</ref>
'''Bo Svenson''' (born 13 February 1941) is a Swedish-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his roles in American [[film genre|genre films]] of the 1970s and 1980s.
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Svenson was born in Sweden, the son of Birger Ragnar Svensson (1917–?), an athlete and the personal driver and bodyguard for the [[King of Sweden]], and musician/big band leader Iris Viola "Lola" Svensson (1912–1998).
Svenson was born in [[Sweden]], to a Russian Jewish mother and a Swedish father: Lola Iris Viola, a [[big band]] leader, actress, and singer, and Birger Ragnar Svenson, a personal driver, athlete, and bodyguard for the [[King of Sweden]].<ref name=bio/> He emigrated to the United States and then, when he was 17, joined the [[United States Marine Corps]], serving until his honorable discharge six years later.<ref name=bio/> His first state of residence in the United States was Georgia, where he became familiar with the rural Southern accent he later employed in some of his roles.<ref name="bio">[http://www.bosvenson.com/bio.htm Bo Svenson profile], bosvenson.com; 26 February 2012.</ref>


Svenson emigrated to the United States when he was 17, joined the [[United States Marine Corps]], and served until his honorable discharge six years later.<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/187375%7C0/Bo-Svenson/#overview Bo Svenson, Actor: Biography] [[Turner Classic Movies]]. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref> After his military service, Svenson settled in Florida, where he earned his living in various jobs, including professional race car driver.<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/187375%7C0/Bo-Svenson#biography], tcm.com;</ref><ref name=bio/> His first state of residence in the United States was Georgia, where he became familiar with the rural Southern accent he later employed in some of his roles.<ref name="bio">[http://www.bosvenson.com/bio.htm Bo Svenson profile], bosvenson.com; 26 February 2012.</ref> He has since become a naturalized United States citizen.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004149/resume?ref_=nm_ov_res Bo Svenson resume], imdb.com; accessed 20 August 2015.</ref>
He also holds a fourth degree (''Yondan'') [[black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in judo. He earned his first degree (''Shodan'') belt at [[Kodokan]] in Japan, the home dojo of Judo, while stationed in Japan in 1961 as a Marine.<ref>{{cite web|title=JUDOKA AND WALKING TALL ACTOR BO SVENSON|url=http://judotalk.com/profiles/blogs/judoka-and-walking-tall-actor-bo-svenson|website=judotalk.com|accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref> He was the 1961 Far East Judo Champion in the Heavyweight Division.<ref name=bio/>

He also holds a fourth degree (''Yondan'') [[black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in judo. He earned his first degree (''Shodan'') belt at [[Kodokan]] in Japan, the home dojo of Judo, while stationed in Japan in 1961 as a Marine.<ref>{{cite web|title=JUDOKA AND WALKING TALL ACTOR BO SVENSON|url=http://judotalk.com/profiles/blogs/judoka-and-walking-tall-actor-bo-svenson|website=judotalk.com|access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> He was the 1961 Far East Judo Champion in the Heavyweight Division.<ref name=bio/>


==Career==
==Career==
In the late 1960s, Svenson 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 (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.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|4149}}</ref>
In the late 1960s, Svenson had a recurring role in the TV series ''[[Here Come the Brides]]'' as Lumberjack Olaf "Big Swede" Gustavsen. He appeared in the 1973 made-for-TV movie ''[[Frankenstein (1973 film)|Frankenstein]]'', in which he plays the "Creature".

One of his first big-screen movie roles was opposite [[Robert Redford]] in ''[[The Great Waldo Pepper]]'', where Redford and Svenson play rival ex-WWI [[United States Army Air Service|U.S. Army Air Service]] pilots who are now employed in the hard and dangerous but wildly adventurous lives of 1920s [[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 (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.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|4149}}</ref>


One of his most famous roles in films was as murder-witness-turned-vigilante Michael McBain in the 1976 cult classic ''[[Breaking Point (1976 film)|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.<ref name="imdb"/>
One of his most famous roles in films was as murder-witness-turned-vigilante Michael McBain in the 1976 cult classic ''[[Breaking Point (1976 film)|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.<ref name="imdb"/>


Svenson got [[Name-dropping|name-checked]] by ''[[Breaking Bad]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Mike Ehrmantraut]].<ref>{{Citation |title="No More Half Measures, Walter" {{!}} Half Measures {{!}} Breaking Bad |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BE4QcwX4dU |language=en |access-date=2022-03-23}}</ref>
==Interviews==
* [http://wiki.tarantino.info/index.php/Interview_with_Bo_Svenson Interview from ''The Quentin Tarantino Archives''], tarantino.info; accessed 20 August 2015.


===Work with Fred Williamson===
==Filmography==
Svenson has co-starred in a number of films with [[Fred Williamson]]. They include, ''[[The Inglorious Bastards]]'' (1978),<ref>''TimeOut'', Friday 10 February 2023 - [https://www.timeout.com/film/50-best-world-war-ii-movies The 50 best World War II movies, 40. The Inglorious Bastards (1978) Written by Phil de Semlyen, Tom Huddleston]</ref> ''Deadly Impact'' (1984),<ref>'
'''80s Action Movies on the Cheap'', Daniel R. Budnik, 2017 - ISBN (print) 978-07864-9741-6 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=S6RtDgAAQBAJ&dq=Fred+Williamson%22Bo+Svenson%22&pg=PA63 Page 63 '''''Deadly Impact''''']</ref> ''[[Delta Force Commando]]'' (1987),<ref>TV Guide - [https://www.tvguide.com/movies/delta-force-commando/2000328806/ Delta Force Commando]</ref> ''[[The Kill Reflex]]'' (1989),<ref>BFI - [https://web.archive.org/web/20200812050443/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e451880 The Kill Reflex (1989) Film details]</ref> ''Three Days to a Kill'' (1991),<ref>BFI - [https://web.archive.org/web/20200929111509/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b636deb Three Days to a Kill (1991), Film Details]</ref> and ''Steele's Law'' (1991)<ref>BFI - [https://web.archive.org/web/20210616123209/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b801c9acb Steele's Law (1991), Film details]</ref>


==Outside acting==
Svenson maintains an active role in the entertainment industry and is the Founder and CEO of MagicQuest Entertainment, a Hollywood production company since 1975, and Founder and CEO of CanAm Film Corp., a British Columbia corporation since 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=https://www.bosvenson.com/biography |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Bosvenson |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Actor===
===Actor===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
|+ Film
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
! class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 1973
| 1973
| ''[[Maurie (film)|Maurie]]''
| ''[[Maurie (film)|Maurie]]''
| Jack Twyman
| Jack Twyman
|
|-
|-
| 1974
| 1974
| ''[[The Great Waldo Pepper]]''
| ''[[The Great Waldo Pepper]]''
| Axel Olsson
| Axel Olsson
|
|-
|-
| 1975
| 1975
| ''[[Walking Tall Part 2|Walking Tall, Part 2]]''
| ''[[Walking Tall Part 2]]''
| Buford Pusser
| Buford Pusser
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1976
| rowspan=2 | 1976
| ''[[Breaking Point (1976 film)|Breaking Point]]''
| ''[[Breaking Point (1976 film)|Breaking Point]]''
| Michael McBain
| Michael McBain
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Special Delivery (1976 film)|Special Delivery]]''
| ''[[Special Delivery (1976 film)|Special Delivery]]''
| Jack Murdock
| Jack Murdock
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1977
| rowspan="2" |1977
| ''The Son of the Sheik''
| ''The Son of the Sheik''
| Hamilton Burger
| Hamilton Burger
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| ''[[Walking Tall: Final Chapter]]''
| ''[[Walking Tall: Final Chapter]]''
| Buford Pusser
| Buford Pusser
|
|-
|-
| 1978
| 1978
| ''[[The Inglorious Bastards]]''
| ''[[The Inglorious Bastards]]''
| Lt. Robert Yeager
| Lieutenant Robert Yeager
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1979
| rowspan=2 | 1979
| ''[[Portrait of a Hitman]]''
| ''[[Portrait of a Hitman]]''
| Dr. Bob Michaels
| Dr. Bob Michaels
|
|-
|-
| ''[[North Dallas Forty (film)|North Dallas Forty]]''
| ''[[North Dallas Forty (film)|North Dallas Forty]]''
| Jo Bob Priddy
| Jo Bob Priddy
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1980
| ''Sverige åt svenskarna''
| The lad
|
|-
|-
|1980
| ''[[Virus (1980 film)|Virus]]''
| ''[[Virus (1980 film)|Virus]]''
| Major Carter
| Major Carter
|
|-
|-
| 1982
| 1982
| ''[[Night Warning]]''
| ''[[Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker|Night Warning]]''
| Detective Joe Carlson
| Detective Joe Carlson
|
|-
|-
| 1983
| 1983
| ''[[Thunder Warrior]]''
| ''[[Thunder Warrior|Thunder]]''
| Sheriff Bill Cook
| Sheriff Bill Cook
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1984
| rowspan=2 | 1984
| ''Deadly Impact''
| ''Deadly Impact''
| George Ryan
| George Ryan
|
|-
|-
| ''The Manhunt''
| ''The Manhunt''
| Sheriff
| Sheriff
|
|-
|-
| 1985
| 1985
| ''[[Wizards of the Lost Kingdom]]''
| ''[[Wizards of the Lost Kingdom]]''
| Kor
| Kor
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|1986
| rowspan=4 | 1986
| ''[[The Delta Force (film)|The Delta Force]]''
| ''[[The Delta Force]]''
| Capt. Campbell
| Captain Campbell
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Choke Canyon|On Dangerous Ground]]''
| ''[[Choke Canyon]]''
| Capt. Oliver Parkside
| Captain Oliver Parkside
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Armour of God (film)|Armour of God]]''
| ''[[Armour of God (film)|Armour of God]]''
| Monk
| Monk
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Heartbreak Ridge]]''
| ''[[Heartbreak Ridge]]''
| Roy Jennings, Palace Bar Owner
| Roy Jennings, Palace Bar Owner
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=6|1987
| rowspan="7" | 1987
| ''Maniac Killer''
| ''Maniac Killer''
| Count Silvano
| Count Silvano
|
|-
|-
| ''Movie in Action''
| ''Movie in Action''
| The Director
| The Director
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Thunder Warrior II]]''
| ''[[Thunder Warrior II|Thunder II]]''
| Sheriff Roger
| Sheriff Roger
|
|-
|-
| ''Double Target''
| ''[[Double Target]]''
| Colonel Galckin
| Colonel Galckin
|
|-
|-
| ''[[White Phantom (film)|White Phantom]]''
| ''White Phantom''
| The Colonel
| The Colonel
|
|-
|-
| ''Brothers in Blood''
| ''[[Savage Attack|Brothers in Blood]]''
| Steven Elliott Logan/Steel
| Steven Elliott Logan / Steel
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Delta Force Commando]]''
|rowspan=4|1988
| Colonel Keitel
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| ''[[Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure]]''
| ''[[Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure]]''
| Kor The Conqueror
| Kor The Conqueror
|
|-
| ''[[Delta Force Commando]]''
| Col. Keitel
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Deep Space (film)|Deep Space]]''
| ''[[Deep Space (film)|Deep Space]]''
| Capt. Robertson
| Captain Robertson
|
|-
|-
| ''Primal Rage''
| ''[[Primal Rage (film)|Primal Rage]]''
| Ethridge
| Ethridge
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|1989
| rowspan=3 | 1989
| ''Soda Cracker''
| ''[[The Kill Reflex|Soda Cracker]]''
| Ivan Moss
| Ivan Moss
|
|-
|-
| ''The Bite''
| ''Curse II: The Bite''
| The Sheriff
| The Sheriff
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Beyond the Door III]]''
| ''[[Beyond the Door III]]''
| Professor Andromolek
| Professor Andromolek
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
| rowspan=2 | 1990
| ''Tides of War''
| ''Tides of War''
| SS Colonel
| SS Colonel
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Laser Mission]]''
| ''[[Laser Mission]]''
| Colonel
| Colonel
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1991
| rowspan=2 | 1991
| ''Critical Action''
| ''Critical Action''
| Ex-con
| Ex-Con
|
|-
|-
| ''Steele's Law''
| ''Steele's Law''
| Sheriff Barnes
| Sheriff Barnes
|
|-
|-
| 1992
| 1992
| ''Three Days to a Kill''
| ''Three Days to a Kill''
| Rick
| Rick
|
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
| ''Savage Land''
| ''Savage Land''
| Jeb
| Jeb
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
| rowspan=2 | 1995
| ''Private Obsession''
| ''Private Obsession''
| Sam Weston
| Sam Weston
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Steel Frontier]]''
| ''[[Steel Frontier]]''
| Roy Ackett
| Colonel Roy Ackett
|
|-
|-
| 1996
| 1996
| ''Cheyenne''
| ''Cheyenne''
| Capt. Starrett
| Captain Starrett
|
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| ''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control]]''
| ''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control]]''
| Captain Pollard
| Captain Pollard
|
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1998
| ''Yukie''
| ''Yukie''
| Richard
| Richard
|
|-
|-
| 2000
| 2000
|''[[Crackerjack 3]]''
|''[[Crackerjack 3]]''
| Jack Thorn
| Jack Thorn
|
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
| ''Outlaw''
| ''Outlaw''
| Detective Maize
| Detective Maize
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
| rowspan=2 | 2004
| ''Legacy''
| ''Legacy''
| Purse Snatcher
| Purse Snatcher
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 2]]''
| ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 2]]''
| Reverend Harmony
| Reverend Harmony
|
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
| ''Hell to Pay''
| ''Hell to Pay''
| Del Shannon
| Del Shannon
|
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| ''[[Raising Jeffrey Dahmer]]''
| ''[[Raising Jeffrey Dahmer]]''
| Detective John Amos
| Detective John Amos
|
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
| ''{{Interlanguage link multi|I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell|it|3=Chinaman's Chance|lt=I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell}}''
| ''I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell''
| Bo Foreman
| Foreman Bo
|
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''
| ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''
| American Colonel
| American Colonel
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2010
| ''Jersey Justice''
| W.W. Tolliver
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2010
| ''[[The 7 Adventures of Sinbad]]''
| ''[[The 7 Adventures of Sinbad]]''
| Simon Magnusson
| Simon Magnusson
|
|-
|-
| ''Angry''
| ''Angry''
| Bill
| Bill
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Icarus (2010 film)|Icarus]]''
| ''[[Icarus (2010 film)|Icarus]]''
| Vadim
| Vadim
|
|-
|-
| 2014
| rowspan="2" |2014
| ''[[The Dependables]]''
| ''[[The Dependables]]''
| Mick Skinner
| Mick Skinner
|
|-
|-
| ''Jersey Justice''
| W.W. Tolliver
|-
|2019
|''[[Finding Grace]]''
|Dr. Nelson
|}
|}


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| Episode: "Shakedown"
| Episode: "Shakedown"
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|1968
| rowspan="4" | 1968
| ''[[Premiere (TV series)|Premier]]''
| ''[[Premiere (TV series)|Premiere]]''
| Milovan Drumm
| Milovan Drumm
| Episode: "The Freebooters"
| Episode: "The Freebooters"
|-
|-
| ''[[Mission Impossible]]''
| ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission Impossible]]''
| Karl
| Karl
| Episode: "The Mercenaries"
| Episode: "The Mercenaries"
|-
|-
|''Here Comes the Brides''
|''[[Here Comes the Brides]]''
| Big Swede
| Big Swede
| 10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|-
|-
|''[[The Outcasts (American TV series)|The Outcasts]]''
|rowspan=5|1969
|Pardee
|Episode: "The Heroes"
|-
| rowspan=5 | 1969
| ''[[Lancer (TV series)|Lancer]]''
| ''[[Lancer (TV series)|Lancer]]''
| Josh
| Josh
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| ''[[The High Chaparral]]''
| ''[[The High Chaparral]]''
| Bennett
| Bennett
| Episode: "Trail to Nevemore"
| Episode: "Trail to Nevermore"
|-
|-
| ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]''
| ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]''
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| Episode: "Love My Enemy"
| Episode: "Love My Enemy"
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1970
| rowspan=2 | 1970
| ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]''
| ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]''
| Lonnie
| Lonnie
| Episode: "The Price of the Hanging"
| Episode: "The Price of the Hanging"
|-
|-
| ''[[Mod Squad]]''
| ''[[Mod Squad|The Mod Squad]]''
| Bubba
| Bubba
| Episode: "Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!"
| Episode: "Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!"
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|1971
| rowspan=2 | 1971
| ''[[The Chicago Teddy Bears]]''
| ''[[The Chicago Teddy Bears]]''
| Georgi
| Georgi
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| Episode: "Top of the World, Ma"
| Episode: "Top of the World, Ma"
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|1972
| rowspan=3 | 1972
| ''The Bravos''
| ''The Bravos''
| Raeder
| Raeder
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| ''[[The Rookies]]''
| ''[[The Rookies]]''
| Bud Reeves
| Bud Reeves
| Episode: "The Commitment"
| Episode: "[[List of The Rookies episodes|The Commitment]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[Banyon]]''
| ''[[Banyon]]''
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| Episode: "Meal Ticket"
| Episode: "Meal Ticket"
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|1973
| rowspan="2" |1973
| ''The Wide World of Mystery''
| Monster
| 2 part episode: [[Frankenstein (1973 film)|"Frankenstein"]]
|-
| ''You'll Never See Me Again''
| ''You'll Never See Me Again''
| Sam
| Sam
| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[Kung Fu (TV series)|Kung Fu]]''
| ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]''
| Pike
| Pike
| Episode: "The Spirit-Helper"
| Episode: "The Spirit-Helper"
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| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1979
| rowspan=2 | 1979
| ''Gold of the Amazon Women''
| ''[[Gold of the Amazon Women]]''
| Tom Jensen
| Tom Jensen
| TV movie
| TV movie
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| 1983
| 1983
| ''[[The Fall Guy]]''
| ''[[The Fall Guy]]''
| Col. Baker
| Colonel Baker
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1984
| rowspan=2 | 1984
| ''Jealousy''
| ''Jealousy''
| Ho Hutton
| Ho Hutton
| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]''
| ''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]''
| Sheriff Jake Cutter
| Sheriff Jake Cutter
| Episode: "A Long Way from L.A."
| Episode: "A Long Way from L.A."
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| 1985
| 1985
| ''[[Crazy like a Fox (TV series)|Crazy like a Fox]]''
| ''[[Crazy like a Fox (TV series)|Crazy like a Fox]]''
|
| Unknown
| Episode: "Motor Homicide"
| Episode: "Motor Homicide"
|-
|-
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| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|1993
| rowspan=3 | 1993
| ''[[Neon Rider]]''
| ''[[Neon Rider]]''
| Maitland
| Maitland
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| Episode: "Hero"
| Episode: "Hero"
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|1994
| rowspan=3 | 1994
| ''[[Lonesome Dove]]: The Series''
| ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Series]]''
| Colonel Jeb Quintano
| Colonel Jeb Quintano
| Episode: "Last Stand"
| Episode: "Last Stand"
|-
|-
| ''[[Cobra (TV series)|Cobra]]''
| ''[[Cobra (American TV series)|Cobra]]''
| Frank McLory
| Frank McLory
| Episode: "Death Dive"
| Episode: "Death Dive"
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|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| ''Heartless''
| ''[[Heartless (1997 film)|Heartless]]''
| Sheriff Sam
| Sheriff Sam
| TV movie
| TV movie
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| 1998
| 1998
| ''[[Due South]]''
| ''[[Due South]]''
| Holloway Muldoon
| Colonel Horace Buckthorn
| 2 episodes
| 2-part episode: "Call of the Wild"
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
| ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
| ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
| Capt. Mikhail Yerastov
| Captain Mikhail Yerastov
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
| rowspan=2 | 2004
| ''[[I'll Be Seeing You (2004 film)|I'll Be Seeing You]]''
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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.bosvenson.com/ Official website]
* {{official website|http://www.bosvenson.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|4149}}

;Interviews
* [http://wiki.tarantino.info/index.php/Interview_with_Bo_Svenson Interview from ''The Quentin Tarantino Archives''], tarantino.info; accessed 20 August 2015.


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Latest revision as of 04:50, 29 November 2024

Bo Svenson
Svenson in 2023
Born (1941-02-13) 13 February 1941 (age 83)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1965–present
Spouse
Lise Svenson
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(m. 1966)​
Children3[1]
Websitebosvenson.com

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.

Early life

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Svenson was born in Sweden, the son of Birger Ragnar Svensson (1917–?), an athlete and the personal driver and bodyguard for the King of Sweden, and musician/big band leader Iris Viola "Lola" Svensson (1912–1998).

Svenson emigrated to the United States when he was 17, joined the United States Marine Corps, and served until his honorable discharge six years later.[2] After his military service, Svenson settled in Florida, where he earned his living in various jobs, including professional race car driver.[3][4] His first state of residence in the United States was Georgia, where he became familiar with the rural Southern accent he later employed in some of his roles.[4] He has since become a naturalized United States citizen.[5]

He also holds a fourth degree (Yondan) black belt in judo. He earned his first degree (Shodan) belt at Kodokan in Japan, the home dojo of Judo, while stationed in Japan in 1961 as a Marine.[6] He was the 1961 Far East Judo Champion in the Heavyweight Division.[4]

Career

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In the late 1960s, Svenson had a recurring role in the TV series Here Come the Brides as Lumberjack Olaf "Big Swede" Gustavsen. He appeared in the 1973 made-for-TV movie Frankenstein, in which he plays the "Creature".

One of his 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 1920s 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.[7]

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.[7]

Svenson got name-checked by Breaking Bad's Mike Ehrmantraut.[8]

Work with Fred Williamson

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Svenson has co-starred in a number of films with Fred Williamson. They include, The Inglorious Bastards (1978),[9] Deadly Impact (1984),[10] Delta Force Commando (1987),[11] The Kill Reflex (1989),[12] Three Days to a Kill (1991),[13] and Steele's Law (1991)[14]

Outside acting

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Svenson maintains an active role in the entertainment industry and is the Founder and CEO of MagicQuest Entertainment, a Hollywood production company since 1975, and Founder and CEO of CanAm Film Corp., a British Columbia corporation since 1992.[15]

Filmography

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Actor

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Film
Year Title Role
1973 Maurie Jack Twyman
1974 The Great Waldo Pepper Axel Olsson
1975 Walking Tall Part 2 Buford Pusser
1976 Breaking Point Michael McBain
Special Delivery Jack Murdock
1977 The Son of the Sheik Hamilton Burger
Walking Tall: Final Chapter Buford Pusser
1978 The Inglorious Bastards Lieutenant Robert Yeager
1979 Portrait of a Hitman Dr. Bob Michaels
North Dallas Forty Jo Bob Priddy
1980 Virus Major Carter
1982 Night Warning Detective Joe Carlson
1983 Thunder Sheriff Bill Cook
1984 Deadly Impact George Ryan
The Manhunt Sheriff
1985 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom Kor
1986 The Delta Force Captain Campbell
Choke Canyon Captain Oliver Parkside
Armour of God Monk
Heartbreak Ridge Roy Jennings, Palace Bar Owner
1987 Maniac Killer Count Silvano
Movie in Action The Director
Thunder II Sheriff Roger
Double Target Colonel Galckin
White Phantom The Colonel
Brothers in Blood Steven Elliott Logan / Steel
Delta Force Commando Colonel Keitel
1988 Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure Kor The Conqueror
Deep Space Captain Robertson
Primal Rage Ethridge
1989 Soda Cracker Ivan Moss
Curse II: The Bite The Sheriff
Beyond the Door III Professor Andromolek
1990 Tides of War SS Colonel
Laser Mission Colonel
1991 Critical Action Ex-Con
Steele's Law Sheriff Barnes
1992 Three Days to a Kill Rick
1994 Savage Land Jeb
1995 Private Obsession Sam Weston
Steel Frontier Colonel Roy Ackett
1996 Cheyenne Captain Starrett
1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control Captain Pollard
1998 Yukie Richard
2000 Crackerjack 3 Jack Thorn
2001 Outlaw Detective Maize
2004 Legacy Purse Snatcher
Kill Bill: Volume 2 Reverend Harmony
2005 Hell to Pay Del Shannon
2006 Raising Jeffrey Dahmer Detective John Amos
2008 I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell Bo Foreman
2009 Inglourious Basterds American Colonel
2010 The 7 Adventures of Sinbad Simon Magnusson
Angry Bill
Icarus Vadim
2014 The Dependables Mick Skinner
Jersey Justice W.W. Tolliver
2019 Finding Grace Dr. Nelson
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1965 Flipper Harry Hobson Episode: "Coral Fever"
1967 N.Y.P.D. Actor Episode: "Shakedown"
1968 Premiere Milovan Drumm Episode: "The Freebooters"
Mission Impossible Karl Episode: "The Mercenaries"
Here Comes the Brides Big Swede 10 episodes
The Outcasts Pardee Episode: "The Heroes"
1969 Lancer Josh Episode: "The Wedding"
The Name of the Game G.B. Mosbie Episode: "Love-In at Ground Zero"
Daniel Boone Haskins Episode: "A Pinch of Salt"
The High Chaparral Bennett Episode: "Trail to Nevermore"
Ironside Baron Lars Von Gyllenskjold Episode: "Love My Enemy"
1970 The Virginian Lonnie Episode: "The Price of the Hanging"
The Mod Squad Bubba Episode: "Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!"
1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears Georgi Episode: "Billy the Kid"
McCloud Charles 'Bubba' White Episode: "Top of the World, Ma"
1972 The Bravos Raeder TV movie
The Rookies Bud Reeves Episode: "The Commitment"
Banyon Carlo Episode: "Meal Ticket"
1973 You'll Never See Me Again Sam TV movie
Kung Fu Pike Episode: "The Spirit-Helper"
1974 The Snoop Sisters Chet Marion Episode: "Fear Is a Free-Throw"
1975 Target Risk Lee Driscoll TV movie
1977 Snowbeast Gar Seberg TV movie
1979 Gold of the Amazon Women Tom Jensen TV movie
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight Fabien TV movie
1981 Walking Tall Sheriff Buford Pusser 7 episodes
1982 Magnum, P.I. Ivan Episode: "Did You See the Sun Rise?"
1983 The Fall Guy Colonel Baker 2 episodes
1984 Jealousy Ho Hutton TV movie
Hunter Sheriff Jake Cutter Episode: "A Long Way from L.A."
1985 Crazy like a Fox Unknown Episode: "Motor Homicide"
1987 The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission Maurice Fontenac TV movie
1988 Murder, She Wrote Karl Anderson 2 episodes
1993 Neon Rider Maitland Episode: "Walking Tall"
Street Justice Captain Stryker Episode: "Countdown"
The Commish George Hayes Episode: "Hero"
1994 Lonesome Dove: The Series Colonel Jeb Quintano Episode: "Last Stand"
Cobra Frank McLory Episode: "Death Dive"
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Ben Kinasay Episode: "Only the Strong Survive"
1995 Pointman Uncle Nick Episode: "Going Home"
1997 Heartless Sheriff Sam TV movie
1998 Dead Man's Gun Colonel Horace Buckthorn Episode: "The Mimsers"
1998 Due South Holloway Muldoon 2 episodes
2002 JAG Captain Mikhail Yerastov 2 episodes
2004 I'll Be Seeing You Philip Carter TV movie
Proof of the Man Ken Shuftan TV mini-series
2012 Arne Dahl: Bad Blood Daniel Brink TV movie

Director

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Year Title
1996 The Road Home
1996–1998 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1998 He's Not Heavy
2001 Outlaw
2004 Legacy
2010 Moomins and the Comet Chase

Producer

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Year Title Notes
1998 Yukie Co-producer
2004 Legacy Producer
2006 Raising Jeffrey Dahmer Co-producer

Writer

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Year Title
2001 Outlaw
2004 Legacy

References

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  1. ^ Bo Svenson bio, imdb.com; accessed 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ Bo Svenson, Actor: Biography Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. ^ [1], tcm.com;
  4. ^ a b c Bo Svenson profile, bosvenson.com; 26 February 2012.
  5. ^ Bo Svenson resume, imdb.com; accessed 20 August 2015.
  6. ^ "JUDOKA AND WALKING TALL ACTOR BO SVENSON". judotalk.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b Bo Svenson at IMDb
  8. ^ "No More Half Measures, Walter" | Half Measures | Breaking Bad, retrieved 23 March 2022
  9. ^ TimeOut, Friday 10 February 2023 - The 50 best World War II movies, 40. The Inglorious Bastards (1978) Written by Phil de Semlyen, Tom Huddleston
  10. ^ ' '80s Action Movies on the Cheap, Daniel R. Budnik, 2017 - ISBN (print) 978-07864-9741-6 - Page 63 Deadly Impact
  11. ^ TV Guide - Delta Force Commando
  12. ^ BFI - The Kill Reflex (1989) Film details
  13. ^ BFI - Three Days to a Kill (1991), Film Details
  14. ^ BFI - Steele's Law (1991), Film details
  15. ^ "Biography". Bosvenson. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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