Swedish actor Bo Brundin, best known for his portrayal opposite Robert Redford in the aerial adventure film “When the Eagles Meet” (1975), died last Sunday (4/9) in his hometown of Uppsala, in Sweden at the age of 85.
The information was revealed on Saturday (9/10) by Paar Productions, the production company for which he made his latest project, the short film “Starlight”, in 2011, in which he played God.
Brundin began his career in Swedish cinema in the 1960s, but soon left for the United States to play his first role in an American production, the horror trash “The Headless Eyes” (1971), as a deranged killer who rips women’s eyes out. In 1972 he also joined the cast of “The Day the Clown Cried”, one of the most famous films ever released. Jerry Lewis regretted the footage of a clown in the Holocaust as soon as he completed it and banned it from being released.
The actor said he went to New York with $ 300 and spent nearly a decade penniless in the city, often doing odd jobs to make ends meet.
But his luck soon changed when he was cast as a disillusioned WWI German pilot in “When Eagles Meet”. In George Roy Hill’s film, he had his second starring role, teaming up with Redford. In the plot, the two pilots lived recreating aerial war scenes for Hollywood films.
The success of the 1975 film led him to specialize in the interpretation of Germans and even Russians throughout his career, which still highlights the catastrophic film “Meteor” (1979), in which he played a key character to save the world. But most of his resume was filled with appearances on TV series from the 70s and 80s as the villain of the week – attractions like “The Bionic Woman”, “The Class A Squad”, “Hawaii 5-0”, “Super American Hero”. “and” Crest Falcon “.
Bo Brundin returned to live in her hometown after the turn of the century, making her last film in 2001, the Swedish “Strawberries with Real Milk”, and her latest participation in a series, the Swedish “Kleo”. ‘next year. She spent her last few years teaching and mentoring young actors.
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Source: Terra
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