Sven Hugo Borg
Born
July 26, 1896
Died
February 19, 1981 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For
It's Always Fair Weather
Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
1955
Désirée
Aide (uncredited)
1954
Captain Pirate
Swede
1952
Reunion in Reno
Swedish Waiter
1951
Santa Fe
'Swede' Swanstrom
1951
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Swede
1950
Annie Was a Wonder
Gus
1949
Address Unknown
Angry German at Play (uncredited)
1944
Appointment in Berlin
Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
1943
Above Suspicion
German Guard (Uncredited)
1943
They Came to Blow Up America
Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
1943
This Land Is Mine
German Soldier
1943
The Moon Is Down
Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
The Devil with Hitler
Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
1942
Invisible Agent
German Captain (uncredited)
1942
They Raid by Night
Dalberg
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Olaf
1942
To Be or Not to Be
German Soldier (uncredited)
1942
Dangerously They Live
U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
1941
Law of the Timber
Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
Swede
1941
Man Hunt
1941
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
Kurt F. Henck
1941
Comrade X
Streetcar Passenger
1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
1940
Mystery Sea Raider
Sven
1940
Captain Caution
Sailor
1940
Death Rides the Range
Baron Starkoff
1939
Espionage Agent
Chauffeur
1939
Slave Ship
Crew Member
1937
Espionage
Masseuse
1937
Theodora Goes Wild
Bartender (uncredited)
1936
The Country Doctor
Logger (uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Waters
Sailor (uncredited)
1936
The Crusades
Sverre, the Norse King
1935
I'll Love You Always
Hamlet
1935
Let's Fall in Love
Eric
1933
Rose-Marie
Hudson
1928