Bo Svenson (born Boris Lee Holder Svensson on February 13, 1944) is a Swedish-born actor, of Swedish and Russian descent. Having emigrated to the United States as a teenager, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1959-1965. After the Marines, he pursued a Ph.D. in metaphysics and attended UCLA. In the mid-70s, he took over the role (from Joe Don Baker) of lawman Buford Pusser in both sequels to the hit 1973 film "Walking Tall". Wikipedia
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While principally known as an actor, Mr. Svenson is also an award-winning writer-producer-director. He was born in Sweden to Iris Viola (Lola) Hertzberg, an actress, singer, and big band leader; and Birger Ragnar Svensson, an accomplished athlete, person www.bosvenson.com/bio.htm
Born in Sweden to a Russian mother and a Swedish father, Bo Svenson emigrated to the US as a teenager, and after spending six years in the US Marine Corps, headed to Hollywood to become an actor. He received critical acclaim for his role as The Creature i www.imdb.com/name/nm0004149/
