Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 26, 1896
Place of Birth:
Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden
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.
Year | Movie | Role |
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1955 | It's Always Fair Weather | Svenson - Masseur (uncredited) |
1954 | Désirée | Aide (uncredited) |
1952 | Captain Pirate | Swede |
1951 | Santa Fe | 'Swede' Swanstrom |
1951 | Reunion in Reno | Swedish Waiter |
1950 | Fortunes of Captain Blood | Swede |
1949 | Annie Was a Wonder | Gus |
1944 | Address Unknown | Angry German at Play (uncredited) |
1943 | They Came to Blow Up America | Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser |
1943 | The Moon Is Down | Sergeant (uncredited) |
1943 | Appointment in Berlin | Stockholm Waiter (uncredited) |
1943 | This Land Is Mine | German Soldier |
1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Norwegian Seaman (uncredited) |
1943 | Above Suspicion | German Guard (Uncredited) |
1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Olaf |
1942 | To Be or Not to Be | German Soldier (uncredited) |
1942 | Invisible Agent | German Captain (uncredited) |
1942 | The Devil with Hitler | Gestapo Guard (uncredited) |
1942 | They Raid by Night | Dalberg |
1941 | Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto | Kurt F. Henck |
1941 | Law of the Timber | Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg) |
1941 | The Son of Davy Crockett | Swede |
1941 | Dangerously They Live | U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited) |
1941 | Man Hunt | |
1940 | Mystery Sea Raider | Sven |
1940 | Little Nellie Kelly | Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited) |
1940 | Captain Caution | Sailor |
1940 | Comrade X | Streetcar Passenger |
1939 | Death Rides the Range | Baron Starkoff |
1939 | Espionage Agent | Chauffeur |
1937 | Espionage | Masseuse |
1937 | Slave Ship | Crew Member |
1936 | Theodora Goes Wild | Bartender (uncredited) |
1936 | The Country Doctor | Logger (uncredited) |
1936 | Dangerous Waters | Sailor (uncredited) |
1935 | The Crusades | Sverre, the Norse King |
1935 | I'll Love You Always | Hamlet |
1933 | Let's Fall in Love | Eric |
1928 | Rose-Marie | Hudson |
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