Acting
Sven Hugo Borg
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.
Filmography
It's Always Fair Weather
Film · 1955
Désirée
Film · 1954
Captain Pirate
Film · 1952
Santa Fe
Film · 1951
Reunion in Reno
Film · 1951
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Film · 1950
Annie Was a Wonder
Film · 1949
Address Unknown
Film · 1944
None Shall Escape
Film · 1944
They Came to Blow Up America
Film · 1943
The Moon Is Down
Film · 1943
Appointment in Berlin
Film · 1943
This Land Is Mine
Film · 1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Film · 1943
Above Suspicion
Film · 1943
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Film · 1942
To Be or Not to Be
Film · 1942
Invisible Agent
Film · 1942
The Devil with Hitler
Film · 1942
They Raid by Night
Film · 1942
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
Film · 1941
Law of the Timber
Film · 1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
Film · 1941
Dangerously They Live
Film · 1941
Man Hunt
Film · 1941
Mystery Sea Raider
Film · 1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Film · 1940
Captain Caution
Film · 1940
Comrade X
Film · 1940
Death Rides the Range
Film · 1939
Espionage Agent
Film · 1939
Espionage
Film · 1937
Slave Ship
Film · 1937
Find the Witness
Film · 1937
Theodora Goes Wild
Film · 1936
The Country Doctor
Film · 1936
Dangerous Waters
Film · 1936
The Crusades
Film · 1935
I'll Love You Always
Film · 1935
Let's Fall in Love
Film · 1933
Rose-Marie
Film · 1928