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Sven Hugo Borg
Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden
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 t…
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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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1955
It's Always Fair Weather
Movie Svenson - Masseur (uncredited)
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1954
Désirée
Movie Aide (uncredited)
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1952
Captain Pirate
Movie Swede
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1951
Reunion in Reno
Movie Swedish Waiter
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1951
Santa Fe
Movie 'Swede' Swanstrom
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1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Movie Swede
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1949
Annie Was a Wonder
Movie Gus
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1944
Address Unknown
Movie Angry German at Play (uncredited)
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1944
None Shall Escape
Movie German Soldier (uncredited)
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1943
Appointment in Berlin
Movie Stockholm Waiter (uncredited)
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1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Movie Norwegian Seaman (uncredited)
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1943
Above Suspicion
Movie German Guard (Uncredited)
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1943
This Land Is Mine
Movie German Soldier
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1943
They Came to Blow Up America
Movie Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
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1943
The Moon Is Down
Movie Sergeant (uncredited)
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1942
The Devil with Hitler
Movie Gestapo Guard (uncredited)
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1942
Invisible Agent
Movie German Captain (uncredited)
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1942
They Raid by Night
Movie Dalberg
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1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Movie Olaf
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1942
To Be or Not to Be
Movie German Soldier (uncredited)
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1941
Dangerously They Live
Movie U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited)
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1941
Law of the Timber
Movie Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
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1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
Movie Swede
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1941
Man Hunt
Movie
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1941
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
Movie Kurt F. Henck
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1940
Comrade X
Movie Streetcar Passenger
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1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Movie Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
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1940
Mystery Sea Raider
Movie Sven
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1940
Captain Caution
Movie Sailor
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1939
Death Rides the Range
Movie Baron Starkoff
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1939
Espionage Agent
Movie Chauffeur
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1937
Slave Ship
Movie Crew Member
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1937
Espionage
Movie Masseuse
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1937
Find the Witness
Movie Diver
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1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Movie Bartender (uncredited)
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1936
The Country Doctor
Movie Logger (uncredited)
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1936
Dangerous Waters
Movie Sailor (uncredited)
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1935
The Crusades
Movie Sverre, the Norse King
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1935
I'll Love You Always
Movie Hamlet
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1933
Let's Fall in Love
Movie Eric
