Sven Hugo Borg

Born: 1896-07-26

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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This Land Is Mine

as German Soldier
Released: 1943-05-07

Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn...

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To Be or Not to Be

as German Soldier (uncredited)
Released: 1942-03-06

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's...

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Action in the North Atlantic

as Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
Released: 1943-06-12

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are...

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The Crusades

as Sverre, the Norse King
Released: 1935-08-21

King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.

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Man Hunt

as uncredited
Released: 1941-06-13

Shortly before the start of WW2, renown British big-game hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria...

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It's Always Fair Weather

as Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
Released: 1955-08-30

Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war....

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Invisible Agent

as German Captain (uncredited)
Released: 1942-08-07

The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.

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Above Suspicion

as German Guard (Uncredited)
Released: 1943-05-31

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

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Captain Pirate

as Swede
Released: 1952-08-27

In 1690, years have passed since Captain Blood was pardoned by the Crown for his daring deeds...

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Theodora Goes Wild

as Bartender (uncredited)
Released: 1936-11-12

The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They...

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Comrade X

as Streetcar Passenger
Released: 1940-12-13

An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful...

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The Moon Is Down

as Sergeant (uncredited)
Released: 1943-03-14

The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on...

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Santa Fe

as 'Swede' Swanstrom
Released: 1951-04-01

After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find...

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Espionage Agent

as Chauffeur
Released: 1939-09-30

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the...

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Address Unknown

as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
Released: 1944-06-01

When a German art dealer living in the US returns to his native country he finds himself...

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Slave Ship

as Crew Member
Released: 1937-06-16

Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced...

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Appointment in Berlin

as Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1943-07-15

The "war of nerves" which gripped the European continent in 1938, is the background for this war...

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The Devil with Hitler

as Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
Released: 1942-10-18

Adolf Hitler, Benito and Suki Yaki are placed in a series of Three-Stooges routines, with the...

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Little Nellie Kelly

as Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Released: 1940-11-22

Nellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and...

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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

as Olaf
Released: 1942-03-27

A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to...

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Captain Caution

as Sailor
Released: 1940-08-09

When her father dies, a young girl helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the...

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Fortunes of Captain Blood

as Swede
Released: 1950-05-19

When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to...

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Dangerous Waters

as Sailor (uncredited)
Released: 1936-02-10

While a ship captain is at sea dealing with a mutiny among his crew, his wife is at home having...

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The Country Doctor

as Logger (uncredited)
Released: 1936-03-12

A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for his services in a lumber town until he...

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Dangerously They Live

as U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1941-12-24

A doctor tries to rescue a young innocent from Nazi agents.

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The Son of Davy Crockett

as Swede
Released: 1941-07-15

Dave Crockett (Bill Elliott) comes to the aid of ranchers living on the Yucca Strip, who want...

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Law of the Timber

as Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
Released: 1941-12-19

PRC Pictures' final 1941 release, Law of the Timber was based on a story by North Woods...

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Mystery Sea Raider

as Sven
Released: 1940-10-26

June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother...

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Espionage

as Masseuse
Released: 1937-02-26

Two reporters pose as man and wife in order to get the goods on a munitions supplier and the...

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Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

as Kurt F. Henck
Released: 1941-05-05

Rancher Timothy Wade is ambushed by a masked man riding a pinto horse. His young son, Buzzy Wade...

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They Raid by Night

as Dalberg
Released: 1942-06-19

The British Commandos send Bob Owen to Norway to prepare for a raid. His mission also includes...

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Let's Fall in Love

as Eric
Released: 1933-12-26

A carnival girl pretends to be Swedish in order to win a movie role.

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Reunion in Reno

as Swedish Waiter
Released: 1951-10-09

A little girl enlists the aid of an attorney to obtain a divorce from her parents. Breezy B...

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They Came to Blow Up America

as Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
Released: 1943-05-07

Based on a true incident that occurred in 1942 when nine Nazi saboteurs were put ashore on the...

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Annie Was a Wonder

as Gus
Released: 1949-01-29

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of...

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Death Rides the Range

as Baron Starkoff
Released: 1939-12-14

A wounded archaeologist crawls into the camp of three kindhearted cowboys. When the cowboys...

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I'll Love You Always

as Hamlet
Released: 1935-03-19

Nora Clegg, an actress, marries Carl Brent, an unemployed young engineer, whose estimation of...

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Rose-Marie

as Hudson
Released: 1928-02-11

Sergeant Malone of the Mounties and effeminate Etienne Doray are both in love with Rose-Marie,...

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