Sven Hugo Borg
Acting
1896-07-26 · 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 · Movie
Désirée
1954 · Movie
Captain Pirate
1952 · Movie
Reunion in Reno
1951 · Movie
Santa Fe
1951 · Movie
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950 · Movie
Annie Was a Wonder
1949 · Movie
Address Unknown
1944 · Movie
None Shall Escape
1944 · Movie
Appointment in Berlin
1943 · Movie
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · Movie
Above Suspicion
1943 · Movie
This Land Is Mine
1943 · Movie
They Came to Blow Up America
1943 · Movie
The Moon Is Down
1943 · Movie
The Devil with Hitler
1942 · Movie
Invisible Agent
1942 · Movie
They Raid by Night
1942 · Movie
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 · Movie
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Movie
Dangerously They Live
1941 · Movie
Law of the Timber
1941 · Movie
The Son of Davy Crockett
1941 · Movie
Man Hunt
1941 · Movie
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
1941 · Movie
Comrade X
1940 · Movie
Little Nellie Kelly
1940 · Movie
Mystery Sea Raider
1940 · Movie
Captain Caution
1940 · Movie
Death Rides the Range
1939 · Movie
Espionage Agent
1939 · Movie
Slave Ship
1937 · Movie
Espionage
1937 · Movie
Find the Witness
1937 · Movie
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 · Movie
The Country Doctor
1936 · Movie
Dangerous Waters
1936 · Movie
The Crusades
1935 · Movie
I'll Love You Always
1935 · Movie
Let's Fall in Love
1933 · Movie
Rose-Marie
1928 · Movie