Sven Hugo Borg
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-07-26
Day of Death
1981-02-19 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden
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.
Known For
Acting
(1955)
It's Always Fair Weather
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
(1952)
Captain Pirate
as Swede
(1951)
Santa Fe
as 'Swede' Swanstrom
(1951)
Reunion in Reno
as Swedish Waiter
(1950)
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Swede
(1949)
Annie Was a Wonder
as Gus
(1944)
Address Unknown
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
(1943)
This Land Is Mine
as German Soldier
(1943)
Above Suspicion
as German Guard (Uncredited)
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
(1943)
Appointment in Berlin
as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
(1943)
The Moon Is Down
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1943)
They Came to Blow Up America
as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
(1942)
To Be or Not to Be
as German Soldier (uncredited)
(1942)
Invisible Agent
as German Captain (uncredited)
(1942)
The Devil with Hitler
as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
(1942)
They Raid by Night
as Dalberg
(1942)
(1941)
(1941)
Dangerously They Live
as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
(1941)
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Swede
(1941)
Law of the Timber
as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
(1941)
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
as Kurt F. Henck
(1940)
Comrade X
as Streetcar Passenger
(1940)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
(1940)
Captain Caution
as Sailor
(1940)
Mystery Sea Raider
as Sven
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as Chauffeur
(1939)
Death Rides the Range
as Baron Starkoff
(1937)
Slave Ship
as Crew Member
(1937)
Espionage
as Masseuse
(1936)
Dangerous Waters
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1936)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
(1935)
The Crusades
as Sverre, the Norse King
(1935)
I'll Love You Always
as Hamlet
(1933)
Let's Fall in Love
as Eric
(1928)
Rose-Marie
as Hudson