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Sven Hugo Borg

Sven Hugo Borg

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 26, 1896
Died Feb 19, 1981 (84)
Birthplace Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Apr 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 19, 2024
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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 movi ... e, 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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It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)

Désirée

Désirée

1954

as Aide (uncredited)

Captain Pirate

Captain Pirate

1952

as Swede

Reunion in Reno

Reunion in Reno

1951

as Swedish Waiter

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

1951

as 'Swede' Swanstrom

Annie Was a Wonder

Annie Was a Wonder

1949

as Gus

None Shall Escape

None Shall Escape

1944

as German Soldier (uncredited)

Address Unknown

Address Unknown

1944

as Angry German at Play (uncredited)

They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America

1943

as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

1943

as Sergeant (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

1943

as German Soldier

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943

as German Guard (Uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

1943

as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)

They Raid by Night

They Raid by Night

1942

as Dalberg

The Devil with Hitler

The Devil with Hitler

1942

as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)

Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent

1942

as German Captain (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

as German Soldier (uncredited)

Law of the Timber

Law of the Timber

1941

as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

1941

as Kurt F. Henck

The Son of Davy Crockett

The Son of Davy Crockett

1941

as Swede

Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live

1941

as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)

Mystery Sea Raider

Mystery Sea Raider

1940

as Sven

Comrade X

Comrade X

1940

as Streetcar Passenger

Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)

Captain Caution

Captain Caution

1940

as Sailor

Death Rides the Range

Death Rides the Range

1939

as Baron Starkoff

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

1939

as Chauffeur

Espionage

Espionage

1937

as Masseuse

Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

as Crew Member

Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

as Bartender (uncredited)

Dangerous Waters

Dangerous Waters

1936

as Sailor (uncredited)

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936

as Logger (uncredited)

The Crusades

The Crusades

1935

as Sverre, the Norse King

Let's Fall in Love

Let's Fall in Love

1933

as Eric

Rose-Marie

Rose-Marie

1928

as Hudson

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