Sven Hugo Borg
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
To Be or Not to Be
German Soldier (uncredited)
1942
Film
It's Always Fair Weather
Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
1955
Film
Action in the North Atlantic
Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
1943
Film
Désirée
Aide (uncredited)
1954
Film
Dangerously They Live
U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
1941
Film
I'll Love You Always
Hamlet
1935
Film
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Swede
1950
Film
This Land Is Mine
German Soldier
1943
Film
Reunion in Reno
Swedish Waiter
1951
Film
Invisible Agent
German Captain (uncredited)
1942
Film
Man Hunt
1941
Film
Find the Witness
Diver
1937
Film
Appointment in Berlin
Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Crusades
Sverre, the Norse King
1935
Film
Above Suspicion
German Guard (Uncredited)
1943
Film
Santa Fe
'Swede' Swanstrom
1951
Film
Blondie's Lucky Day
Jensen (uncredited)
1946
Film
Captain Pirate
Swede
1952
Film
They Came to Blow Up America
Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
1943
Film
Comrade X
Streetcar Passenger
1940
Film
Death Rides the Range
Baron Starkoff
1939
Film
Theodora Goes Wild
Bartender (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Devil with Hitler
Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
1942
Film
Captain Caution
Sailor
1940
Film
The Son of Davy Crockett
Swede
1941
Film
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Olaf
1942
Film
Let's Fall in Love
Eric
1933
Film
The Moon Is Down
Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
Film
Espionage Agent
Chauffeur
1939
Film
The Country Doctor
Logger (uncredited)
1936
Film
Little Nellie Kelly
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
1940
Film
Law of the Timber
Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
1941
Film
Dangerous Waters
Sailor (uncredited)
1936
Film
Slave Ship
Crew Member
1937
Film
Annie Was a Wonder
Gus
1949
Film
Mystery Sea Raider
Sven
1940
Film
Address Unknown
Angry German at Play (uncredited)
1944
Film
They Raid by Night
Dalberg
1942
Film
None Shall Escape
German Soldier (uncredited)
1944
Film
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
Kurt F. Henck
1941
Film
Espionage
Masseuse
1937
Film
Rose-Marie
Hudson
1928