Sven Hugo Borg

Acting

Born Jul 26, 1896

From Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden

Died Feb 19, 1981

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.

Sven Hugo Borg

Known For

To Be or Not to Be

Désirée

This Land Is Mine

Action in the North Atlantic

Man Hunt

Espionage

The Moon Is Down

It's Always Fair Weather

The Crusades

Captain Caution

Filmography — Acting

To Be or Not to Be

Désirée

This Land Is Mine

Action in the North Atlantic

Man Hunt

Espionage

The Moon Is Down

It's Always Fair Weather

The Crusades

Captain Caution

Captain Pirate

Espionage Agent

Above Suspicion

Comrade X

Theodora Goes Wild

Slave Ship

Invisible Agent

Little Nellie Kelly

Dangerous Waters

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

They Came to Blow Up America

Fortunes of Captain Blood

None Shall Escape

The Country Doctor

The Devil with Hitler

I'll Love You Always

Santa Fe

The Son of Davy Crockett

Dangerously They Live

Appointment in Berlin

Death Rides the Range

They Raid by Night

Let's Fall in Love

Address Unknown

Law of the Timber

Annie Was a Wonder

Rose-Marie

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

Mystery Sea Raider

Reunion in Reno

Find the Witness