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.
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. 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.
He also holds a third degree black belt in judo. He was the 1961 Far East Judo Champion in the Heavyweight Division.
In the late 1960's 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,
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