Sven Hugo Borg

Sven Hugo Borg (July 26, 1896 - February 19, 1981) was a Swedish-American character actor.

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. Borg died in 1981 at the age of 84 in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

• The Prize (1963) (uncredited) .... Oscar Lindblom, Dead Make-up Artist
• The Gale Storm Show .... Archer (1 episode, 1957)... aka "Oh! Susanna" – Swiss Miss (1957) TV episode .... Archer
• It's Always Fair Weather (1955) (uncredited) .... Svenson – Masseur
• Desirée (1954) (uncredited) .... Aide
• Captain Pirate (1952) .... Swede... aka Captain Blood, Fugitive (UK)
• Mutiny (1952) (uncredited) .... Sailor in Saloon
• Reunion in Reno (1951) (uncredited) .... Swedish Waiter
• Santa Fe (1951) .... 'Swede' Swanstrom
• Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) .... Swede
• The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) (uncredited) .... Finnish-American Speaker
• Cargo to Capetown (1950) (uncredited) .... Captain
• Annie Was a Wonder (1949) (as Hugo-Sven Borg) .... Gus... aka John Nesbitt's Passing Parade: Annie Was a Wonder (US: series title)
• Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) (uncredited) .... Mover
• The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) (uncredited) .... Swedish Waiter... aka Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet (UK)
• The Farmer's Daughter (1947) (uncredited) .... Dr. Mattsen
• Blondie's Lucky Day (1946) (uncredited) .... Jensen, Butler's Masseur
• Pursuit to Algiers (1945) .... Johansson... aka Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit to Algiers (US: series title)
• Nob Hill (1945) (uncredited) .... Swedish Sailor
• Counter-Attack (1945) (uncredited) .... German Lieutenant... aka One Against Seven (UK) (US: working title)
• My Buddy (1944) (uncredited) .... German Sniper
• Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944) (uncredited) .... Nazi Messenger
• U-Boat Prisoner (1944) (uncredited) .... U-Boat Lt. Dorner... aka Dangerous Mists (UK)
• The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) (uncredited)
• Address Unknown (1944) (uncredited) .... German
• Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) (uncredited) .... Swedish Colonist
• None Shall Escape (1944) (uncredited) .... German Soldier
• What a Woman! (1943) (uncredited) .... Ricky... aka The Beautiful Cheat (UK)
• Jack London (1943) (uncredited) .... Axel
• The Cross of Lorraine (1943) (uncredited) .... German guard
• I Dood It (1943) (uncredited) .... German Valet... aka By Hook or by Crook (UK)
• The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943) (uncredited) .... Soldier
• First Comes Courage (1943) (uncredited) .... Schmidt
• Appointment in Berlin (1943) (uncredited) .... Stockholm Waiter
• Above Suspicion (1943) (uncredited) .... German Guard
• Action in the North Atlantic (1943) (uncredited) .... Norwegian Seaman
• This Land Is Mine (1943) (uncredited) .... German Soldier
• They Came to Blow Up America (1943) .... Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
• Tonight We Raid Calais (1943) (uncredited) .... German Soldier
• The Moon Is Down (1943) (uncredited) .... Sergeant
• Tarzan Triumphs (1943) (uncredited) .... Heinz... aka Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan Triumphs (US: complete title)
• Chetniks (1943) (uncredited) .... Nazi Officer... aka Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (US: poster title)... aka The Fighting Guerrillas (US: new title)
• Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943) (uncredited) .... Jake
• The Navy Comes Through (1942) (uncredited) .... U-Boat first officer
• The Devil with Hitler (1942) (uncredited) .... Gestapo Guard... aka The Devil Checks Up (US: 16mm release title)
• Desperate Journey (1942) (uncredited) .... Mechanic
• Invisible Agent (1942) (uncredited) .... German Captain
• They Raid By Night (1942) .... Dalberg
• The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) .... Olaf... aka Unforgotten Crime (US: TV title)
• Reap the Wild Wind (1942) (uncredited) .... Blackie, 'Falcon' Crewman... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (US: complete title)
• To Be or Not to Be (1942) (uncredited) .... German soldier
• Dangerously They Live (1941) (uncredited) .... U-Boat Under Officer
• Law of the Timber (1941) (as Sven-Hogo Borg) .... Olaf
• Night of January 16 (1941) (uncredited) .... Sailor
• The Son of Davy Crockett (1941) (uncredited) .... Swede... aka Blue Clay (UK)
• Man Hunt (1941) (uncredited) .... Ship's Mate
• Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941)
• Little Nellie Kelly (1940) (uncredited) .... Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony
• Captain Caution (1940) (uncredited) .... Sailor
• Mystery Sea Raider (1940) .... Sven
• Death Rides the Range (1939) .... Baron Strakoff
• The Man from Montreal (1939) (uncredited) .... Mountie
• Espionage Agent (1939) (uncredited) .... Chauffeur
• Romance of the Redwoods (1939) (uncredited) .... Boarder
• Here's Flash Casey (1938) (uncredited)
• The Mysterious Pilot (1937) (uncredited) .... Lumberjack Smitht [Ch.11]
• Slave Ship (1937) (uncredited) .... Crew Member
• Espionage (1937) (uncredited) .... Masseuse
• Find the Witness(1937) .... Diver
• Theodora Goes Wild (1936) (uncredited) .... Bartender
• The Country Doctor (1936) (uncredited) .... Logger
• Barbary Coast (1935) (uncredited) .... Sailor... aka Port of Wickedness (US: reissue title)
• The Crusades (1935) (as Sven-Hugo Borg) .... Sverre, the Norse King
• I'll Love You Always (1935) (uncredited) .... Hamlet
• Let's Fall in Love (1933) (uncredited) .... Eric
• Rose-Marie (1928) .... Hudson

References

• Biography for Sven Hugo Borg at the Internet Movie Database
• Sven Hugo Borg at AllMovie

Other sources

• Borg, Sven-Hugo The Only True Story of Greta Garbo’s Private Life (Amalgamated Press, Ltd., London, England. 1933)
• Wollstein, Hans J. Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II (Scarecrow Press. 1994) ISBN 978-0-8108-2938-1

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