
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.

To Be or Not to Be

Let's Fall in Love

This Land Is Mine

Fortunes of Captain Blood

Action in the North Atlantic

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Man Hunt

Espionage

The Moon Is Down

Appointment in Berlin

Little Nellie Kelly

Santa Fe

Theodora Goes Wild

Désirée

Address Unknown

None Shall Escape

They Came to Blow Up America

The Crusades

Above Suspicion

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Death Rides the Range

The Country Doctor

Law of the Timber

Reunion in Reno

Comrade X

Espionage Agent

Dangerously They Live

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Captain Caution

The Devil with Hitler

Captain Pirate

Rose-Marie

They Raid by Night

Slave Ship

Dangerous Waters

Annie Was a Wonder

Mystery Sea Raider

I'll Love You Always

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

The Son of Davy Crockett

Find the Witness