Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1896-07-26
Day of Death
1981-02-19
Place of Birth
Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden
Sven 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 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 (41)
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
Désirée
1954
Captain Pirate
1952
Reunion in Reno
1951
Santa Fe
1951
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950
Annie Was a Wonder
1949
Address Unknown
1944
None Shall Escape
1944
Appointment in Berlin
1943
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
Above Suspicion
1943
They Came to Blow Up America
1943
This Land Is Mine
1943
