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  • BIRTH 26/07/1896
  • DEATH 19/02/1981
  • Country Sweden
  • MOVIES 10

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.

Sven Hugo Borg

Movies (10)

Man Hunt
Man Hunt
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
German Soldier (uncredited)
The Son of Davy Crockett
The Son of Davy Crockett
Swede
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
'Swede' Swanstrom
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine
German Soldier
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
German Guard (Uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
Bartender (uncredited)
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
German Captain (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
Little Nellie Kelly
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)