
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)

Désirée
1954
as Aide (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)

It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)

Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950
as Swede

Find the Witness
1937
as Diver
Movies (41)

To Be or Not to Be
1942
as German Soldier (uncredited)

Désirée
1954
as Aide (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)

It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)

Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950
as Swede

Find the Witness
1937
as Diver

Reunion in Reno
1951
as Swedish Waiter

Invisible Agent
1942
as German Captain (uncredited)

Man Hunt
1941

Dangerously They Live
1941
as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)

Santa Fe
1951
as 'Swede' Swanstrom

This Land Is Mine
1943
as German Soldier

Above Suspicion
1943
as German Guard (Uncredited)

Comrade X
1940
as Streetcar Passenger

The Moon Is Down
1943
as Sergeant (uncredited)

Espionage Agent
1939
as Chauffeur

Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Bartender (uncredited)

Captain Pirate
1952
as Swede

Slave Ship
1937
as Crew Member

Address Unknown
1944
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)

The Devil with Hitler
1942
as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)

None Shall Escape
1944
as German Soldier (uncredited)

The Crusades
1935
as Sverre, the Norse King

I'll Love You Always
1935
as Hamlet

Death Rides the Range
1939
as Baron Starkoff

Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)

They Raid by Night
1942
as Dalberg

The Country Doctor
1936
as Logger (uncredited)

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Olaf

Captain Caution
1940
as Sailor

They Came to Blow Up America
1943
as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser

Let's Fall in Love
1933
as Eric

Dangerous Waters
1936
as Sailor (uncredited)

The Son of Davy Crockett
1941
as Swede

Rose-Marie
1928
as Hudson

Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)

Espionage
1937
as Masseuse

Mystery Sea Raider
1940
as Sven

Law of the Timber
1941
as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)

Annie Was a Wonder
1949
as Gus

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
1941
as Kurt F. Henck
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)
- Désirée (1954) — as Aide (uncredited)
- Action in the North Atlantic (1943) — as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
- It's Always Fair Weather (1955) — as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
- Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) — as Swede
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