Biography
Bo Svenson is a Swedish-American actor born on 13 February 1941 in Gothenburg, Sweden. He emigrated to the United States at the age of 17 and served in the US Marine Corps before beginning his acting career.
In the late 1960s he had a recurring role as Olaf "Big Swede" Gustavsen in the television series Here Come the Brides. He appeared as Captain Pollard in Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) and took over the role of Buford Pusser in the Walking Tall sequels Walking Tall Part II (1975) and Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977). Later credits include Reverend Harmony in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and an American colonel in Inglourious Basterds (2009); he is the only actor to appear in both that film and its Italian predecessor The Inglorious Bastards (1978).
