Sven Hugo Borg
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1896-07-26
- Died
- 1981-02-19
- Place of birth
- Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Sven-Hugo Borg · Sven Borg · Hugo-Sven Borg · 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
1942
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
1943
as German Soldier
Man Hunt
1941
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
1943
as German Guard (Uncredited)
Movies (41)
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
1943
as German Soldier
Man Hunt
1941
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
1943
as German Guard (Uncredited)
Slave Ship
1937
as Crew Member
Invisible Agent
1942
as German Captain (uncredited)
Désirée
1954
as Aide (uncredited)
Captain Pirate
1952
as Swede
They Came to Blow Up America
1943
as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
Santa Fe
1951
as 'Swede' Swanstrom
Comrade X
1940
as Streetcar Passenger
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950
as Swede
Espionage Agent
1939
as Chauffeur
The Crusades
1935
as Sverre, the Norse King
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Bartender (uncredited)
None Shall Escape
1944
as German Soldier (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
1943
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
1936
as Logger (uncredited)
Captain Caution
1940
as Sailor
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Olaf
Espionage
1937
as Masseuse
Dangerously They Live
1941
as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Sailor (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
Address Unknown
1944
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
The Son of Davy Crockett
1941
as Swede
They Raid by Night
1942
as Dalberg
Mystery Sea Raider
1940
as Sven
Rose-Marie
1928
as Hudson
Find the Witness
1937
as Diver
The Devil with Hitler
1942
as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
Let's Fall in Love
1933
as Eric
Reunion in Reno
1951
as Swedish Waiter
I'll Love You Always
1935
as Hamlet
Annie Was a Wonder
1949
as Gus
Death Rides the Range
1939
as Baron Starkoff
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
1941
as Kurt F. Henck
Law of the Timber
1941
as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
About Sven Hugo Borg
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 consulat… With 41 credits spanning from 1928 to 1955, Sven Hugo Borg has appeared in 41 films and 0 TV shows.
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- To Be or Not to Be (1942) — as German Soldier (uncredited)
- Action in the North Atlantic (1943) — as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
- This Land Is Mine (1943) — as German Soldier
- Man Hunt (1941)
- It's Always Fair Weather (1955) — as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
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