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
To Be or Not to Be
Désirée
Man Hunt
It's Always Fair Weather
Action in the North Atlantic
Captain Caution
Slave Ship
Invisible Agent
All Movies (41)
- It's Always Fair Weather1955 · as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
- Désirée1954 · as Aide (uncredited)
- Captain Pirate1952 · as Swede
- Reunion in Reno1951 · as Swedish Waiter
- Santa Fe1951 · as 'Swede' Swanstrom
- Fortunes of Captain Blood1950 · as Swede
- Annie Was a Wonder1949 · as Gus
- Address Unknown1944 · as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
- None Shall Escape1944 · as German Soldier (uncredited)
- Appointment in Berlin1943 · as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
- Action in the North Atlantic1943 · as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
- Above Suspicion1943 · as German Guard (Uncredited)
- They Came to Blow Up America1943 · as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
- This Land Is Mine1943 · as German Soldier
- The Moon Is Down1943 · as Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Devil with Hitler1942 · as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
- Invisible Agent1942 · as German Captain (uncredited)
- They Raid by Night1942 · as Dalberg
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine1942 · as Olaf
- To Be or Not to Be1942 · as German Soldier (uncredited)
- Dangerously They Live1941 · as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
- Law of the Timber1941 · as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
- The Son of Davy Crockett1941 · as Swede
- Man Hunt1941
- Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto1941 · as Kurt F. Henck
- Comrade X1940 · as Streetcar Passenger
- Little Nellie Kelly1940 · as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
- Mystery Sea Raider1940 · as Sven
- Captain Caution1940 · as Sailor
- Death Rides the Range1939 · as Baron Starkoff
- Espionage Agent1939 · as Chauffeur
- Slave Ship1937 · as Crew Member
- Espionage1937 · as Masseuse
- Find the Witness1937 · as Diver
- Theodora Goes Wild1936 · as Bartender (uncredited)
- The Country Doctor1936 · as Logger (uncredited)
- Dangerous Waters1936 · as Sailor (uncredited)
- The Crusades1935 · as Sverre, the Norse King
- I'll Love You Always1935 · as Hamlet
- Let's Fall in Love1933 · as Eric
- Rose-Marie1928 · as Hudson