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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
It's Always Fair Weather
Character:Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
Release Date:30/08/1955
Désirée
Character:Aide (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1954
Captain Pirate
Character:Swede
Release Date:27/08/1952
Reunion in Reno
Character:Swedish Waiter
Release Date:09/10/1951
Santa Fe
Character:'Swede' Swanstrom
Release Date:01/04/1951
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Character:Swede
Release Date:19/05/1950
Annie Was a Wonder
Character:Gus
Release Date:29/01/1949
Address Unknown
Character:Angry German at Play (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1944
None Shall Escape
Character:German Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:03/02/1944
Appointment in Berlin
Character:Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:15/07/1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Character:Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
Release Date:12/06/1943
Above Suspicion
Character:German Guard (Uncredited)
Release Date:31/05/1943
They Came to Blow Up America
Character:Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
Release Date:07/05/1943
This Land Is Mine
Character:German Soldier
Release Date:07/05/1943
The Moon Is Down
Character:Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1943
The Devil with Hitler
Character:Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:18/10/1942
Invisible Agent
Character:German Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:31/07/1942
They Raid by Night
Character:Dalberg
Release Date:19/06/1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Character:Olaf
Release Date:27/03/1942
To Be or Not to Be
Character:German Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:06/03/1942
Dangerously They Live
Character:U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:24/12/1941
Law of the Timber
Character:Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
Release Date:19/12/1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
Character:Swede
Release Date:15/07/1941
Man Hunt
Character:
Release Date:13/06/1941
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
Character:Kurt F. Henck
Release Date:05/05/1941
Comrade X
Character:Streetcar Passenger
Release Date:13/12/1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Character:Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1940
Mystery Sea Raider
Character:Sven
Release Date:26/10/1940
Captain Caution
Character:Sailor
Release Date:09/08/1940
Death Rides the Range
Character:Baron Starkoff
Release Date:14/12/1939
Espionage Agent
Character:Chauffeur
Release Date:30/09/1939
Slave Ship
Character:Crew Member
Release Date:16/06/1937
Espionage
Character:Masseuse
Release Date:26/02/1937
Theodora Goes Wild
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:12/11/1936
The Country Doctor
Character:Logger (uncredited)
Release Date:12/03/1936
Dangerous Waters
Character:Sailor (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1936
The Crusades
Character:Sverre, the Norse King
Release Date:21/08/1935
I'll Love You Always
Character:Hamlet
Release Date:19/03/1935
Let's Fall in Love
Character:Eric
Release Date:26/12/1933
Rose-Marie
Character:Hudson
Release Date:11/02/1928
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