Sven Hugo Borg
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 26, 1896
- Died
- February 19, 1981
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
It's Always Fair Weather 1955
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
Désirée 1954
as Aide (uncredited)
Captain Pirate 1952
as Swede
Reunion in Reno 1951
as Swedish Waiter
Santa Fe 1951
as 'Swede' Swanstrom
Fortunes of Captain Blood 1950
as Swede
Annie Was a Wonder 1949
as Gus
Blondie's Lucky Day 1946
as Jensen (uncredited)
Address Unknown 1944
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
None Shall Escape 1944
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin 1943
as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
Above Suspicion 1943
as German Guard (Uncredited)
This Land Is Mine 1943
as German Soldier
They Came to Blow Up America 1943
as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
The Moon Is Down 1943
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Devil with Hitler 1942
as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
Invisible Agent 1942
as German Captain (uncredited)
They Raid by Night 1942
as Dalberg
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine 1942
as Olaf
To Be or Not to Be 1942
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live 1941
as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
Law of the Timber 1941
as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
The Son of Davy Crockett 1941
as Swede
Man Hunt 1941
Actor
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto 1941
as Kurt F. Henck
Comrade X 1940
as Streetcar Passenger
Little Nellie Kelly 1940
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider 1940
as Sven
Captain Caution 1940
as Sailor
Death Rides the Range 1939
as Baron Starkoff
Espionage Agent 1939
as Chauffeur
Slave Ship 1937
as Crew Member
Espionage 1937
as Masseuse
Find the Witness 1937
as Diver
Theodora Goes Wild 1936
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Country Doctor 1936
as Logger (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters 1936
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Crusades 1935
as Sverre, the Norse King
I'll Love You Always 1935
as Hamlet
Let's Fall in Love 1933
as Eric
Rose-Marie 1928
as Hudson
Credits from TMDB.