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.
Full Name | Bo Svenson |
Net Worth | $4 Million |
Date Of Birth | February 13, 1941 |
Place Of Birth | Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden |
Height | 1.97 m |
Occupation | Actor, film director, film producer, writer |
Profession | Martial Artist, Film producer, Film director, Writer, Soldier, Actor |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
Spouse | Lise Svenson |
Children | Pia Svenson, Maja Svenson, Mia Svenson |
Parents | Lola Iris Viola Johansson, Birger Ragnar Svenson |
Nicknames | Bo Svenson, Svenson, Bo |
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/bosvenson |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0004149 |
Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture |
Movies | The Inglorious Bastards, Inglourious Basterds, Walking Tall: Final Chapter, Walking Tall Part 2, Kill Bill: Volume 2, The Great Waldo Pepper, Heartbreak Ridge, The Delta Force, North Dallas Forty, Snowbeast, Gold of the Amazon Women, The Dependables, Beyond the Door III, Night Warning, Choke Canyon,... |
TV Shows | Walking Tall, Here Come the Brides |
Star Sign | Aquarius |
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1 | On November 30th, Bo Svenson won 1st Place in Drama for his screenplay "Don't Call Me Sir!" at the 2015 Los Angeles Screenplay Contest. |
2 | On September 19th, Bo Svenson won the 2015 New York Screenplay Contest's "Park Avenue Prize for Drama" for his screenplay "Don't Call Me Sir!". "Don't Call Me Sir!" tells the story of 12-year-old Brooklyn-born Rena "Rusty" Glickman, who in 1947, learns about the Holocaust and vows THAT will not happen to her, that she will be better and stronger than THEM -- and she succeeds by beating the reigning New York State judo champion while disguised as a man. However Rusty is stripped of her medal when she admits that she is a woman. She vows to change how women are treated in sports and she does -- getting women's judo accepted as a competitive sport and an Olympic event (for which she received Japan's highest civilian honor, The Emperor's Order of the Rising Sun, the only Jew to be so honored). |
3 | Won the 2010 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast" for Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds". |
4 | Bo Svenson's short film "Made For Each Other" was preselected by the 2015 New York Short Film Fridays @ Bahche. |
5 | Bo Svenson's short film "Made For Each Other" was accepted for inclusion in the Indore International Film Festival. |
6 | The 2015 Muskoka Independent Film Festival accepted Bo Svenson's short film "Made For Each Other". |
7 | Bo Svenson was appointed Sports Commissioner for the 2015 Special Olympics judo event being held at his old alma mater, UCLA. |
8 | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected Bo Svenson to be a juror on the Student Academy Award committee. |
9 | Bo Svenson's short film "Made For Each Other" was accepted into the 2015 Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival (H2FF). |
10 | "Angry" (2010) was Bo Svenson's first Swedish-produced film in 30 years. |
11 | Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Movieville International Film Festival in Sarasota, Florida. The award acknowledged and celebrated Svenson's many years of excellence as an actor, writer, and director. |
12 | Following a shared bronze in the 2012 IJF World Judo Masters Championships, Svenson won his weight class at the 2013 USJA Winter Nationals. He has now retired from competition. |
13 | Receipient of the 2012 Silver Spur Lifetime Achievement Award from The Reel Cowboys Hall of Fame. |
14 | Speaker and lecturer on topics such as how to convey one's personality in an engaging manner in order to shine in one's private life as well as on stage and camera. |
15 | Won silver in the 2009 USA Judo National Championships despite three broken ribs suffered days earlier. |
16 | A high-ranking black belt in judo and other martial arts, he was inducted into the Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame on August 8, 2009. |
17 | U.S. Armed Forces Far East Heavyweight Division Judo Champion (1961). |
18 | He was television's highest-paid actor for his reprisal of Buford Pusser in the television series Walking Tall (1981). Only Johnny Carson was making more than he was at the time. |
19 | Chairman of the board and CEO of Motion Picture Group of America from 1984-1994. CEO of MagicQuest Entertainment from 1994 to present. |
20 | Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28. |
21 | Ph.D. candidate in Meta-Physics at UCLA 1970-1974. |
22 | Three daughters: Pia, Maja and Mia. |
23 | Served in the U.S. Marine Corps 1959-1965. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Vail of Justice | 2017 | announced | Gustof |
Don't Call Me Sir! | 2017 | pre-production | Friedman |
Yakuzano | 2017 | pre-production | Jebediah Judd |
Immortal One | 2016 | pre-production | Father Francisco |
Way to Abbottabad | 2016 | pre-production | NYC Mayor |
Made for Each Other | 2015 | Short | Purse Snatcher |
Min søsters børn og guldgraverne | 2015 | | John |
Jersey Justice | 2014 | | W.W. Tolliver |
Pride of Lions | 2014 | | Mick Skinner |
Non-Stop | 2013 | TV Movie | Dr. Halperin |
Der Kommissar und das Meer | 2012 | TV Series | Janne Brolin |
Arne Dahl: Ont blod | 2012 | TV Movie | Wayne Jennings / Daniel Brink |
Angry | 2010 | | Bill |
The 7 Adventures of Sinbad | 2010 | Video | Simon Magnusson |
The Killing Machine | 2010/I | | Vadim |
Stolz der Nation | 2009 | Short | |
Inglourious Basterds | 2009 | | American Colonel |
Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves | 2008 | | Foreman Bo |
Raising Jeffrey Dahmer | 2006 | | Detective John Amos |
Hell to Pay | 2005 | | Del Shannon |
Proof of the Man | 2004 | TV Mini-Series | Ken Shuftan |
I'll Be Seeing You | 2004 | TV Movie | Philip Carter |
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | 2004 | | Reverend Harmony |
Legacy | 2004 | | Purse Snatcher |
JAG | 2002 | TV Series | Capt. Mikhail Yerastov |
Outlaw | 2001 | | Detective Maize |
Crackerjack 3 | 2000 | | Jack Thorn |
The Di Palma Forum at UNLV | 1999 | TV Series | Bo Svenson (co-host) |
Due South | 1999 | TV Series | Holloway Muldoon |
Dead Man's Gun | 1998 | TV Series | Colonel Horace Buckthorn |
Yukie | 1998 | | Richard |
Heartless | 1997 | TV Movie | Sheriff Sam |
Speed 2: Cruise Control | 1997 | | Captain Pollard |
Tre kronor | 1997 | TV Series | Leif Rongebrand |
Cheyenne | 1996 | | Capt. Starrett |
Pointman | 1995 | TV Series | Uncle Nick |
Murder, She Wrote | 1988-1995 | TV Series | Cal Harding / Karl Anderson |
Steel Frontier | 1995 | Video | Roy Ackett |
Private Obsession | 1995 | Video | Sam Weston |
Savage Land | 1994 | | Jebidiah Hawkins |
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | 1994 | TV Series | Ben Kinasay |
Cobra | 1994 | TV Series | Frank McLory |
Lonesome Dove: The Series | 1994 | TV Series | Colonel Jeb Quintano |
The Commish | 1993 | TV Series | George Hayes |
Street Justice | 1993 | TV Series | Captain Stryker |
Neon Rider | 1993 | TV Series | Maitland |
Three Days to a Kill | 1992 | | Rick |
Critical Action | 1991 | | Ex-con |
Steele's Law | 1991 | | Sheriff Barnes |
Tides of War | 1990 | | SS Colonel Otto Haber |
Soldier of Fortune | 1990 | | Col. Preston |
The Kill Reflex | 1989 | | Ivan Moss |
Beyond the Door III | 1989 | | Professor Andromolek |
Curse II: The Bite | 1989 | | The Sheriff |
Primal Rage | 1988 | | Ethridge |
Magnum, P.I. | 1982-1988 | TV Series | Ivan (flashback) / Ivan |
Deep Space | 1988 | | Capt. Robertson |
Delta Force Commando | 1988 | | Col. Keitel |
Maniac Killer | 1987 | | Count Silvano |
Movie in Action | 1987 | | The Director |
La sporca insegna del coraggio | 1987 | | Steven Elliott Logan / Steel |
White Phantom | 1987 | | The Colonel |
Double Target | 1987 | | Colonel Galckin |
Thunder II | 1987 | | Sheriff Roger |
Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission | 1987 | TV Movie | Maurice Fontenac |
Heartbreak Ridge | 1986 | | Roy Jennings |
Lung hing foo dai | 1986 | | Monk (uncredited) |
Choke Canyon | 1986 | | Capt. Oliver Parkside |
The Delta Force | 1986 | | Capt. Campbell |
The Fall Guy | 1983-1985 | TV Series | Earl Verrick / Col. Baker |
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom | 1985 | | Kor |
Crazy Like a Fox | 1985 | TV Series | Chuck Dobson |
The Manhunt | 1984 | | Sheriff |
Hunter | 1984 | TV Series | Sheriff Jake Cutter |
Deadly Impact | 1984 | | George Ryan |
Jealousy | 1984 | TV Movie | Jesse Hutton |
Thunder | 1983 | | Sheriff Bill Cook |
Night Warning | 1982 | | Detective Joe Carlson |
Walking Tall | 1981 | TV Series | Sheriff Buford Pusser |
Sverige åt svenskarna | 1980 | | The lad |
Day of Resurrection | 1980 | | Maj. Carter |
North Dallas Forty | 1979 | | Jo Bob Priddy |
Portrait of a Hitman | 1979 | | Dr. Bob Michaels |
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight | 1979 | TV Movie | Fabien |
Gold of the Amazon Women | 1979 | TV Movie | Tom Jensen |
Insight | 1978 | TV Series | Jesse Barnes |
The Inglorious Bastards | 1978 | | Lt. Robert Yeager |
Il figlio dello sceicco | 1977 | | Hamilton Burger |
Final Chapter: Walking Tall | 1977 | | Buford Pusser |
Snowbeast | 1977 | TV Movie | Gar Seberg |
Special Delivery | 1976 | | Jack Murdock |
Breaking Point | 1976 | | Michael McBain |
Walking Tall Part II | 1975 | | Buford Pusser |
The Great Waldo Pepper | 1975 | | Axel Olsson |
Target Risk | 1975 | TV Movie | Lee Driscoll |
The Snoop Sisters | 1974 | TV Series | Chet Marion |
Kung Fu | 1973 | TV Series | Pike |
Maurie | 1973 | | Jack Twyman |
You'll Never See Me Again | 1973 | TV Movie | Sam (uncredited) |
The Wide World of Mystery | 1973 | TV Series | Giant / Monster |
Banyon | 1972 | TV Series | Carlo |
Mod Squad | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Sully / Bubba |
The Rookies | 1972 | TV Series | Bud Reeves |
Ironside | 1969-1972 | TV Series | Walter M. Taggert / Baron Lars Von Gyllenskjold |
The Bravos | 1972 | TV Movie | Raeder |
The Chicago Teddy Bears | 1971 | TV Series | Georgi |
McCloud | 1971 | TV Series | Bubba White |
Hitched | 1971 | TV Movie | Jay Appleby |
The Virginian | 1970 | TV Series | Lonnie |
The High Chaparral | 1969 | TV Series | Bennett |
Daniel Boone | 1969 | TV Series | Warren Haskins |
Here Come the Brides | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Big Swede |
The Name of the Game | 1969 | TV Series | G.B. Mosbie |
Lancer | 1969 | TV Series | Josh |
The Outcasts | 1968 | TV Series | Pardee |
Mission: Impossible | 1968 | TV Series | Karl |
Premiere | 1968 | TV Series | Milovan Drumm |
N.Y.P.D. | 1967 | TV Series | |
Jan & Dean: On the Run | 1966 | TV Movie | Smithsonian Guard |
Flipper | 1965 | TV Series | Harry Hobson |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2016 | 1st Place | All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival | Best Original Screenplay | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2016 | Artemis | Artemis Women in Action Film Festival | Best Adapted Screenplay | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2016 | Festival Prize | Illinois International Film Festival (IIFF) | Best Screenplay | For Love and Country (2017) |
2016 | Gold Award | International Independent Film Awards | Screenplay | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2016 | Bronze Winner | International Independent Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Yakuzano (2017) |
2015 | Award of Excellence | Accolade Competition | Short Film | Made for Each Other (2015) |
2015 | Gold Award | International Independent Film Awards | Feature Scripts | For Love and Country (2017) |
2015 | Gold Award | International Independent Film Awards | Screenplay | For Love and Country (2017) |
2015 | Park Avenue Award | New York Screenplay Contest | Drama | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2014 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Action on Film International Film Festival, USA | | |
1982 | Golden Scroll of Merit | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Outstanding Achievement | Night Warning (1982) |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2016 | The Elite Eight | All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival | Best Original Screenplay | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2016 | Artemis | Artemis Women in Action Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2016 | Best Screenplay | Beverly Hills Film Festival | Screenplay Competition | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2016 | Festival Prize | Diverse Voices | Screenplay | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2016 | Festival Award | Northeast Film Festival, US | Best Unproduced Screenplay | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2016 | Best Screenplay | SoCal Independent Film Festival | Feature Screenplay | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2015 | Accolade Global Film Competiton | Accolade Competition | Short Film | Made for Each Other (2015) |
2015 | Action on Film Award | Action on Film International Film Festival, USA | Best Short Film | Made for Each Other (2015) |
2015 | Written Word Competition | Action on Film International Film Festival, USA | Best Script | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2015 | Best Short | Burbank International Film Festival | Best Short | Made for Each Other (2015) |
2015 | Feature Screenplay | Charleston International Film Festival | | Don't Call Me Sir! (2017) |
2015 | RIFF Jury Award | Rome Independent Film Festival | Best International Short Film | Made for Each Other (2015) |
1975 | Golden Apple | Golden Apple Awards | Male New Star of the Year | |
1974 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Maurie (1973) |