Sven Hugo Borg
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.
Filmography (41 titles)
7.0MovieIt's Always Fair Weather
Svenson - Masseur (uncredited) · 1955
6.6MovieDésirée
Aide (uncredited) · 1954
5.4MovieCaptain Pirate
Swede · 1952
6.3MovieReunion in Reno
Swedish Waiter · 1951
6.8MovieSanta Fe
'Swede' Swanstrom · 1951
7.3MovieFortunes of Captain Blood
Swede · 1950
4.9MovieAnnie Was a Wonder
Gus · 1949
6.5MovieAddress Unknown
Angry German at Play (uncredited) · 1944
6.5MovieNone Shall Escape
German Soldier (uncredited) · 1944
7.1MovieAppointment in Berlin
Stockholm Waiter (uncredited) · 1943
7.0MovieAction in the North Atlantic
Norwegian Seaman (uncredited) · 1943
6.2MovieAbove Suspicion
German Guard (Uncredited) · 1943
6.8MovieThey Came to Blow Up America
Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser · 1943
7.2MovieThis Land Is Mine
German Soldier · 1943
6.9MovieThe Moon Is Down
Sergeant (uncredited) · 1943
5.9MovieThe Devil with Hitler
Gestapo Guard (uncredited) · 1942
5.8MovieInvisible Agent
German Captain (uncredited) · 1942
5.3MovieThey Raid by Night
Dalberg · 1942
6.5MovieThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Olaf · 1942
7.8MovieTo Be or Not to Be
German Soldier (uncredited) · 1942
6.3MovieDangerously They Live
U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited) · 1941
7.0MovieLaw of the Timber
Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg) · 1941
10.0MovieThe Son of Davy Crockett
Swede · 1941
6.9MovieMan Hunt
1941
10.0MovieBuzzy and the Phantom Pinto
Kurt F. Henck · 1941
6.1MovieComrade X
Streetcar Passenger · 1940
6.8MovieLittle Nellie Kelly
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited) · 1940
6.0MovieMystery Sea Raider
Sven · 1940
5.7MovieCaptain Caution
Sailor · 1940
8.0MovieDeath Rides the Range
Baron Starkoff · 1939