Sven Hugo Borg
Biography
Sven Hugo Borg was born in Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden. Early in his career, Borg was a secretary with the Swedish Consulate in Los Angeles. While working at the consulate he met the actress Greta Garbo who had recently arrived in Hollywood. Garbo asked Borg to be her interpreter for an upcoming movie, to which he readily agreed. He served as Garbo's interpreter from 1925 to 1929. After interpreting for Greta, Borg decided to pursue acting as a career. He had done some dramatic work on the Swedish stage. He continued to remain with the consulate until the late 1930s. Borg became much in demand during World War II Hollywood films, playing both Nazi officers and Scandinavian resistance fighters. Throughout his acting career, Borg was an actor who portrayed a wide range of many different characters, e.g.Sverre-King of Norway in The Crusades. He died in 1981 at the age of 84 in Los Angeles, California.
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Movies (40)
It's Always Fair Weather
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
1955
Désirée
as Aide (uncredited)
1954
Captain Pirate
as Swede
1952
Reunion in Reno
as Swedish Waiter
1951
Santa Fe
as 'Swede' Swanstrom
1951
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Swede
1950
Annie Was a Wonder
as Gus
1949
Address Unknown
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
1944
None Shall Escape
as German Soldier (uncredited)
1944
Appointment in Berlin
as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
1943
Action in the North Atlantic
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
1943
Above Suspicion
as German Guard (Uncredited)
1943
They Came to Blow Up America
as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
1943
This Land Is Mine
as German Soldier
1943
The Moon Is Down
as Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
The Devil with Hitler
as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
1942
Invisible Agent
as German Captain (uncredited)
1942
They Raid by Night
as Dalberg
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Olaf
1942
To Be or Not to Be
as German Soldier (uncredited)
1942
Dangerously They Live
as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
1941
Law of the Timber
as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Swede
1941
Man Hunt
1941
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
as Kurt F. Henck
1941
Comrade X
as Streetcar Passenger
1940
Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
1940
Mystery Sea Raider
as Sven
1940
Captain Caution
as Sailor
1940
Death Rides the Range
as Baron Starkoff
1939
Espionage Agent
as Chauffeur
1939
Slave Ship
as Crew Member
1937
Espionage
as Masseuse
1937
Theodora Goes Wild
as Bartender (uncredited)
1936
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Waters
as Sailor (uncredited)
1936
The Crusades
as Sverre, the Norse King
1935
I'll Love You Always
as Hamlet
1935
Let's Fall in Love
as Eric
1933
Rose-Marie
as Hudson
1928