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Sven Hugo Borg
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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 fighte…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Sven Hugo Borg's Filmography
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It's Always Fair Weather
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
Désirée
as Aide (uncredited)
Captain Pirate
as Swede
Reunion in Reno
as Swedish Waiter
Santa Fe
as 'Swede' Swanstrom
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Swede
Annie Was a Wonder
as Gus
Address Unknown
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
None Shall Escape
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as German Guard (Uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
as German Soldier
They Came to Blow Up America
as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
The Moon Is Down
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Devil with Hitler
as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
Invisible Agent
as German Captain (uncredited)
They Raid by Night
as Dalberg
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Olaf
To Be or Not to Be
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
Law of the Timber
as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Swede
Man Hunt
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
as Kurt F. Henck
Comrade X
as Streetcar Passenger
Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider
as Sven
Captain Caution
as Sailor
Death Rides the Range
as Baron Starkoff
Espionage Agent
as Chauffeur
Slave Ship
as Crew Member
Espionage
as Masseuse
Find the Witness
as Diver
Theodora Goes Wild
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Crusades
as Sverre, the Norse King
I'll Love You Always
as Hamlet
Let's Fall in Love
as Eric
Rose-Marie
as Hudson