Sven Hugo Borg

Personal Info

Birthday

July 26, 1896

Day of Death

1981-02-19

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden

Also Known As

Sven-Hugo Borg

Sven Borg

Hugo-Sven Borg

Hugo Borg

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.

Known For

To Be or Not to Be

Désirée

Action in the North Atlantic

Santa Fe

It's Always Fair Weather

Above Suspicion

Invisible Agent

The Crusades

Filmography

1955
It's Always Fair Weather
as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
1954
Désirée
as Aide (uncredited)
1952
Captain Pirate
as Swede
1951
Reunion in Reno
as Swedish Waiter
Santa Fe
as 'Swede' Swanstrom
1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Swede
1949
Annie Was a Wonder
as Gus
1944
Address Unknown
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
None Shall Escape
as German Soldier (uncredited)
1943
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)
1942
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)
1941
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
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
as Kurt F. Henck
1940
Comrade X
as Streetcar Passenger
Little Nellie Kelly
as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider
as Sven
Captain Caution
as Sailor
1939
Death Rides the Range
as Baron Starkoff
Espionage Agent
as Chauffeur
1937
Slave Ship
as Crew Member
Espionage
as Masseuse
1936
Theodora Goes Wild
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
as Sailor (uncredited)
1935
The Crusades
as Sverre, the Norse King
I'll Love You Always
as Hamlet
1933
Let's Fall in Love
as Eric
1928
Rose-Marie
as Hudson