Sven Hugo Borg
Birthday
1896/07/26
Day of death
1981/02/19 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden
Also know as
Sven-Hugo Borg, Sven Borg, Hugo-Sven Borg, Hugo Borg
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 Swedi...Read more
Acting
(1936) Theodora Goes Wild
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1942) The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Olaf
(1942) To Be or Not to Be
as German Soldier (uncredited)
(1942) Invisible Agent
as German Captain (uncredited)
(1950) Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Swede
(1941) Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
as Kurt F. Henck
(1952) Captain Pirate
as Swede
(1940) Mystery Sea Raider
as Sven
(1943) They Came to Blow Up America
as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
(1933) Let's Fall in Love
as Eric
(1943) The Moon Is Down
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1935) The Crusades
as Sverre, the Norse King
(1939) Death Rides the Range
as Baron Starkoff
(1939) Espionage Agent
as Chauffeur
(1943) Appointment in Berlin
as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
(1936) The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
(1937) Espionage
as Masseuse
(1941) Law of the Timber
as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
(1955) It's Always Fair Weather
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
(1943) This Land Is Mine
as German Soldier
(1940) Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
(1940) Captain Caution
as Sailor
(1941) The Son of Davy Crockett
as Swede
(1951) Santa Fe
as 'Swede' Swanstrom
(1941) Dangerously They Live
as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
(1937) Slave Ship
as Crew Member
(1942) The Devil with Hitler
as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
(1951) Reunion in Reno
as Swedish Waiter
(1943) Action in the North Atlantic
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
(1943) Above Suspicion
as German Guard (Uncredited)
(1949) Annie Was a Wonder
as Gus
(1940) Comrade X
as Streetcar Passenger
(1944) Address Unknown
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
(1936) Dangerous Waters
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1928) Rose-Marie
as Hudson
(1941) Man Hunt
as ---
(1942) They Raid by Night
as Dalberg
(1935) I'll Love You Always
as Hamlet