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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 26, 1896
Died
February 19, 1981
Place of Birth
Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden
Also Known As
- Sven-Hugo Borg
- Sven Borg
- Hugo-Sven Borg
- Hugo Borg
Sven Hugo Borg
2.1 Popularity
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
7.0
Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
6.6
Aide (uncredited)
Désirée
1954
5.2
Swede
Captain Pirate
1952
6.0
Swedish Waiter
Reunion in Reno
1951
6.8
'Swede' Swanstrom
Santa Fe
1951
7.1
Swede
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950
4.4
Gus
Annie Was a Wonder
1949
6.4
Angry German at Play (uncredited)
Address Unknown
1944
6.3
German Soldier (uncredited)
None Shall Escape
1944
6.7
Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
1943
Credits
It's Always Fair Weather
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
1955
7.0
Désirée
as Aide (uncredited)
1954
6.6
Captain Pirate
as Swede
1952
5.2
Reunion in Reno
as Swedish Waiter
1951
6.0
Santa Fe
as 'Swede' Swanstrom
1951
6.8
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Swede
1950
7.1
Annie Was a Wonder
as Gus
1949
4.4
Address Unknown
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
1944
6.4
None Shall Escape
as German Soldier (uncredited)
1944
6.3
Appointment in Berlin
as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
1943
6.7
Action in the North Atlantic
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
1943
7.1
Above Suspicion
as German Guard (Uncredited)
1943
6.1
This Land Is Mine
as German Soldier
1943
7.2
They Came to Blow Up America
as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
1943
6.2
The Moon Is Down
as Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
6.7
The Devil with Hitler
as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
1942
5.5
Invisible Agent
as German Captain (uncredited)
1942
5.8
They Raid by Night
as Dalberg
1942
5.0
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Olaf
1942
6.0
To Be or Not to Be
as German Soldier (uncredited)
1942
7.8
Dangerously They Live
as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
1941
5.9
Law of the Timber
as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
1941
6.0
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Swede
1941
0.0
Man Hunt
1941
6.9
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
as Kurt F. Henck
1941
0.0
Comrade X
as Streetcar Passenger
1940
6.0
Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
1940
6.7
Mystery Sea Raider
as Sven
1940
3.0
Captain Caution
as Sailor
1940
5.6
Death Rides the Range
as Baron Starkoff
1939
6.0
Espionage Agent
as Chauffeur
1939
5.9
Slave Ship
as Crew Member
1937
4.5
Espionage
as Masseuse
1937
6.8
Theodora Goes Wild
as Bartender (uncredited)
1936
6.5
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
1936
6.0
Dangerous Waters
as Sailor (uncredited)
1936
4.5
The Crusades
as Sverre, the Norse King
1935
6.2
I'll Love You Always
as Hamlet
1935
3.0
Let's Fall in Love
as Eric
1933
7.5
Rose-Marie
as Hudson
1928
5.0