Sven Hugo Borg

Known for ActingBorn 1896-07-26Died 1981-02-19Vinslöv, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

The Son of Davy Crockett

Death Rides the Range

Let's Fall in Love

To Be or Not to Be

Fortunes of Captain Blood

This Land Is Mine

It's Always Fair Weather

Appointment in Berlin

Action in the North Atlantic

Law of the Timber

Espionage

Find the Witness

The Moon Is Down

Man Hunt

Santa Fe

Rose-Marie

They Came to Blow Up America

Little Nellie Kelly

Désirée

Address Unknown

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Theodora Goes Wild

None Shall Escape

The Country Doctor

Reunion in Reno

The Crusades

Espionage Agent

Dangerously They Live

Above Suspicion

The Devil with Hitler

Comrade X

Mystery Sea Raider

Dangerous Waters

Invisible Agent

Captain Caution

Captain Pirate

They Raid by Night

Slave Ship

I'll Love You Always

Annie Was a Wonder