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)
(1954)
Désirée
as Aide (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)
None Shall Escape
as German Soldier (uncredited)
(1944)
Address Unknown
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
(1943)
Above Suspicion
as German Guard (Uncredited)
(1943)
This Land Is Mine
as German Soldier
(1943)
The Moon Is Down
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1943)
Appointment in Berlin
as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
(1943)
They Came to Blow Up America
as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
(1942)
Invisible Agent
as German Captain (uncredited)
(1942)
To Be or Not to Be
as German Soldier (uncredited)
(1942)
They Raid by Night
as Dalberg
(1942)
The Devil with Hitler
as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
(1942)
(1941)
(1941)
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)
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
as Kurt F. Henck
(1940)
Comrade X
as Streetcar Passenger
(1940)
Mystery Sea Raider
as Sven
(1940)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
(1940)
Captain Caution
as Sailor
(1939)
Death Rides the Range
as Baron Starkoff
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as Chauffeur
(1937)
Espionage
as Masseuse
(1937)
Slave Ship
as Crew Member
(1936)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
(1936)
Dangerous Waters
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1935)
I'll Love You Always
as Hamlet
(1935)
The Crusades
as Sverre, the Norse King
(1933)
Let's Fall in Love
as Eric
(1928)
Rose-Marie
as Hudson