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