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name: "Bo Svenson"
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# Bo Svenson

Actor. Born 13 February 1941 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 February 1941, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
- **Active:** 1966–2009
- **Also known as:** Benjamin Palme , Bo Svensson

## 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).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), Fi1m 77, as American Colonel — [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md)
- *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004), Fi1m 77, as Reverend Harmony — [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md)
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Fi1m 36, as Captain Pollard — [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, as Karl — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair* (2011), Reverend Harmony
- *Heartbreak Ridge* (1986), Roy Jennings
- *Armour of God* (1986), Monk (uncredited)
- *The Delta Force* (1986), Capt. Campbell
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Karl Anderson, Cal Harding
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), Ivan
- *The Inglorious Bastards* (1978), Lt. Robert Yeager
- *Kung Fu* (1972), Pike

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