Boris Lee Holder Svenson was born on the 13th February 1941 in Gothenburg, Sweden of Russian Jewish and Swedish origin and is an actor. He is particularly known for starring in the films “Wizards of the Lost Kingdom” (1985), “Delta Force Commando” (1988) and “The 7 Adventures of Sinbad” (2010). Svenson has been active in the entertainment industry since 1965.
How rich is the actor? It has been calculated by authoritative sources that the outright size of Bo Svenson net worth is as much as $2 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Acting is the main source of Svenson net worth.
Bo Svenson Net Worth $2 Million
To begin with, he immigrated to the US as boy. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1959 to 1965. Later, he graduated from the University of California, obtained a doctorate in metaphysics. Svenson also made a name for himself as a sportsman, among others in the fields of judo, ice hockey. His sporty look also secured him a good position in the genre of the action film.
Concerning his professional career, he debuted with an episodic role in the television series “Flipper” in 1965, and continued with small roles in the series “N.Y.P.D” (1967), “Mission Impossible” (1968), “The Chicago Teddy Bears” (1971) and others. In 1973, he starred opposite Bernie Casey in the feature film “Maurie” which covers the lives of two top players of NBA. Then, Svenson landed the main role in the drama film “The Great Waldo Pepper” (1975) written, produced and directed by George Roy Hill. Bo portrayed Buford Pusser, the main character of crime film “Walking Tall Part 2” (1975) by Earl Bellamy and of the sequel “Walking Tall: Final Chapter” (1977) by Jack Starrett. Afterwards, he landed the lead role in the drama film “Breaking Point” (1976) directed by Bob Clark. The same year, the actor starred opposite Cybill Shepherd in the film “Special Delivery” (1976), and in 1978, he appeared as the main character of the Italian action film “The Inglorious Bastards” directed by Enzo G. Castellari. He was in the main cast of many films, including “Portrait of a Hitman” (1979), “Virus” (1980), “Night Warning” (1982) and “Thunder Warior” (1983). In 1985, the actor landed the lead role in the film ‘Wizards of the Lost Kingdom“. Together with Fred Williamson they created the main characters in the film „Delta Force Commando“ (1988), then he landed the lead role in science fiction film ‘‘Steel Frontier“ (1995). Afterwards, the actor‘s popularity dropped somewhat, yet he was listed in the main cast of the films ‘‘Speed 2: Cruise Control“ (1997), “Kill Bill: Volume 2” (2004) and “Raising Jeffrey Dahmer” (2006). In 2010, he was the main character in the film “The 7 Adventures of Sinbad” by Adam Silver and Ben Hayflick. Recently, he starred in the action film “The Dependables” (2014).
Talking about his career on television, Bo Svenson created a number of episodic roles in television series. He starred in the television films “Snowbeast” (1977), “The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission” (1987), “Heartless” (1997) among others. Overall Bo appeared in over 60 films, and more than 40 TV productions.
Furthermore, Bo Svenson added sums to his net worth as a film director (“He’s Not Heavy”, “Outlaw”, “Legacy”), producer (“Yukie”, “Legacy”, “Raising Jeffrey Dahmer”) and writer.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Bo married Lise Svenson in 1966; they have three children.
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