Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 26, 1896
Died
Feb 19, 1981
Place of Birth
Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden
Credits
41 titles
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
Filmography
It's Always Fair Weather
Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
Désirée
Aide (uncredited)
Captain Pirate
Swede
Reunion in Reno
Swedish Waiter
Santa Fe
'Swede' Swanstrom
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Swede
Annie Was a Wonder
Gus
Address Unknown
Angry German at Play (uncredited)
None Shall Escape
German Soldier (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
German Guard (Uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
German Soldier
They Came to Blow Up America
Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
The Moon Is Down
Sergeant (uncredited)
The Devil with Hitler
Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
Invisible Agent
German Captain (uncredited)
They Raid by Night
Dalberg
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Olaf
To Be or Not to Be
German Soldier (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
Law of the Timber
Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
The Son of Davy Crockett
Swede
Man Hunt
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
Kurt F. Henck
Comrade X
Streetcar Passenger
Little Nellie Kelly
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider
Sven
Captain Caution
Sailor
Death Rides the Range
Baron Starkoff
Espionage Agent
Chauffeur
Slave Ship
Crew Member
Espionage
Masseuse
Find the Witness
Diver
Theodora Goes Wild
Bartender (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
Logger (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
Sailor (uncredited)
The Crusades
Sverre, the Norse King
I'll Love You Always
Hamlet
Let's Fall in Love
Eric
Rose-Marie
Hudson