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

Biography

Sven Hugo Borg was born in

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, Sweden. Early in his career, Borg was a secretary with the Swedish Consulate in

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. While working at the consulate he met the actress

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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

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Hollywood films, playing both

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officers and

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n 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 ''

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''. Borg died in 1981 at the age of 84 in

, California.

Filmography

* ''

Rose-Marie ''Rose-Marie'' is an operetta-style musical with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. The story is set in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and concerns Rose-Marie La Flemme, a Fren ...

'' (1928) .... Hudson * ''

Let's Fall in Love "Let's Fall in Love" is a song written by Harold Arlen (music) and Ted Koehler (lyrics) for the film ''Let's Fall in Love'' and published in 1933. In the film, it is heard during the opening credits and later sung by Art Jarrett and chorus, and ...

'' (1933) .... Eric (uncredited) * ''

I'll Love You Always ''I'll Love You Always'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Leo Bulgakov and starring Nancy Carroll, George Murphy and Raymond Walburn.Nemcek p.200 Synopsis An engineer, married to an actress, pretends he is working on a job in Russia whe ...

'' (1935) .... Hamlet (uncredited) * ''

'' (1935) .... Sverre, the Norse King (as Sven-Hugo Borg) * '' Barbary Coast'' (1935, ... a.k.a. Port of Wickedness (US: reissue title) .... Sailor (uncredited) * ''

Dangerous Waters Dangerous Waters may refer to: * Dangerous Waters (video game) * Dangerous Waters (1936 film), American film * Dangerous Waters (1995 film) ''Dangerous Waters'' ( no, Farlig farvann) is a 1995 Norwegian action film directed by Lars Berg. Refe ...

'' (1936) .... Sailor (uncredited) * '' The Country Doctor'' (1936) .... Logger (uncredited) * ''

A Son Comes Home ''A Son Comes Home'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Mary Boland, Julie Haydon and Donald Woods (actor), Donald Woods. It was one of three films made by Dupont for Paramount Pictures.St. Pierre p.23 Plot Partia ...

'' (1936) .... Swedish Sailor (uncredited) * ''

Theodora Goes Wild ''Theodora Goes Wild'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film that tells the story of the residents in a small town who are incensed by a risqué novel, unaware that the book was written under a pseudonym by a member of the town's leading fami ...

'' (1936) .... Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Find the Witness ''Find the Witness'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Quigley, Henry Mollison and Rosalind Keith.Langman & Finn p.86 Cast * Charles Quigley as Larry McGill * Henry Mollison as Rudolph Mordini * Rosa ...

'' (1937) .... Diver * ''

Espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangibl ...

'' (1937) .... Masseuse (uncredited) * ''

Slave Ship Slave ships were large cargo ships specially built or converted from the 17th to the 19th century for transporting slaves. Such ships were also known as "Guineamen" because the trade involved human trafficking to and from the Guinea coast ...

'' (1937) .... Crew Member (uncredited) * ''

The Mysterious Pilot ''The Mysterious Pilot'' is a 15-episode 1937 Columbia Pictures, Columbia Serial (film), movie serial based on the book by William Byron Mowery and starring the record-breaking aviator Frank Hawks. This was the second serial produced by Columbia ...

'' (1937, Serial) .... Lumberjack Smitht

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(uncredited) * ''

Here's Flash Casey ''Here's Flash Casey'' is a 1937 American film directed by Lynn Shores and starring Eric Linden and Boots Mallory. Plot Flash Casey is able finally to get the job as photographer at Globe Press. And he would like to marry newspaper woman Kay Lann ...

'' (1938) .... Blonde Student (uncredited) * '' Romance of the Redwoods'' (1939) .... Boarder (uncredited) * ''

Espionage Agent ''Espionage Agent'' is a pre–World War II spy melodrama produced by Hal B. Wallis in 1939. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, ''Espionage Agent'', like many Warner Bros. movies, clearly identifies the Germans as the enemy. This was unlike many other mov ...

'' (1939) .... Chauffeur (uncredited) * ''

The Man from Montreal ''Man from Montreal'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Kay Sutton, and was released on December 8, 1939. Cast list * Richard Arlen as Clark Manning * Andy Devine as Constable ...

'' (1939) .... Mountie (uncredited) * ''

Death Rides the Range ''Death Rides the Range'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It was a Colony Pictures film. Plot A group of international scientists are after helium used for airships of a foreign power. FBI Special Agent Ken Baxter, " ...

'' (1939) .... Baron Strakoff * ''

Mystery Sea Raider ''Mystery Sea Raider'' is a 1940 American drama war film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Carole Landis, Henry Wilcoxon and Onslow Stevens. Plot A woman (Carole Landis) and a U.S. captain (Henry Wilcoxon) foil a German spy's (Onslow Stev ...

'' (1940) .... Sven * ''

Captain Caution ''Captain Caution'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Richard Wallace set during the War of 1812. The film stars Victor Mature, Bruce Cabot and Alan Ladd. It was based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. Elmer Raguse ...

'' (1940) .... Sailor (uncredited) * ''

Little Nellie Kelly ''Little Nellie Kelly'' is a 1940 American musical-comedy film based on the stage musical of the same title by George M. Cohan which was a hit on Broadway in 1922 and 1923. The film was written by Jack McGowan and directed by Norman Taurog. It ...

'' (1940) .... Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited) * ''

Comrade X ''Comrade X'' is a 1940 American comedy film, comedy spy film directed by King Vidor and starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The supporting cast features Oskar Homolka, Eve Arden and Sig Rumann. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th ...

'' (1940) .... Streetcar Passenger (uncredited) * '' Road Show'' (1941) .... Brawler (uncredited) * ''

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto ''Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Richard C. Kahn and starring Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Dave O'Brien and Dorothy Short. It was the sequel to '' Buzzy Rides the Range'', intended to be the beginning of a s ...

'' (1941) .... Kurt F. Henck * '' Man Hunt'' (1941) .... Ship's Mate (uncredited) * ''

The Son of Davy Crockett ''The Son of Davy Crockett'' is a 1941 American Western film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Kenneth MacDonald, Richard Fiske and Eddy Waller. The film was released on July ...

'' (1941, ... a.k.a. Blue Clay (UK)) .... Swede (uncredited) * '' Night of January 16'' (1941) .... Sailor (uncredited) * ''

Law of the Timber ''Law of the Timber'' is a 1941 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray. Plot summary Henry Lorimer is one of the two owners of downsized H & L Lumber Company camp, who returns one day to give the good news that he has negotiated a new cont ...

'' (1941) .... Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg) * ''

Dangerously They Live ''Dangerously They Live'' is a 1941 American World War II spy film directed by Robert Florey and starring John Garfield, Nancy Coleman and Raymond Massey. The plot concerns Nazi spies who try to pry information out of a British agent. Plot I ...

'' (1941) .... U-Boat Under Officer (uncredited) * ''

To Be or Not to Be To Be or Not to Be may refer to: * ''To be, or not to be'', the soliloquy from ''Hamlet''. Films and TV, theatre and books * ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1942 film), directed by Ernst Lubitsch * ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1983 film), a remake produced ...

'' (1942) .... German soldier (uncredited) * ''

Reap the Wild Wind ''Reap the Wild Wind'' is a 1942 American adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard, with a supporting cast featuring Raymond Massey, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Prest ...

'' (1942, ... a.k.a. Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (US: complete title)) .... Blackie, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) * '' The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'' (1942, ... a.k.a. Unforgotten Crime (US: TV title)) .... Olaf * '' They Raid By Night'' (1942) .... Dalberg * ''

Invisible Agent ''Invisible Agent'' is a 1942 American action and spy film directed by Edwin L. Marin with a screenplay written by Curt Siodmak. The invisible agent is played by Jon Hall, with Peter Lorre and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as members of the Axis, and ...

'' (1942) .... German Captain (uncredited) * ''

Desperate Journey ''Desperate Journey'' is a 1942 American World War II action and aviation film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Raymond Massey, Alan Hale Sr., and Arthur Kennedy. The melodramati ...

'' (1942) .... Mechanic (uncredited) * ''

The Devil with Hitler ''The Devil with Hitler'' (released in Great Britain as ''The Devil Checks Up'') is a black-and-white 1942 comedy short propaganda film that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners short film series. When the board of directors of Hell want Adolf Hitle ...

'' (1942, Short, ... a.k.a. The Devil Checks Up (US: 16mm release title)) .... Gestapo Guard (uncredited) * ''

The Navy Comes Through ''The Navy Comes Through'' is a 1942 American World War II film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. It stars Pat O'Brien, George Murphy and Jane Wyatt. Vernon L. Walker and James G. Stewart were nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects. Th ...

'' (1942) .... U-Boat first officer (uncredited) * '' Stand By All Networks'' (1942) .... Sailor (uncredited) * ''

Chetniks The Chetniks ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Четници, Četnici, ; sl, Četniki), formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland and the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationa ...

'' (1943, ... a.k.a. Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (US: poster title)... a.k.a. The Fighting Guerrillas (US: new title)) .... Nazi Officer (uncredited) * ''

Tarzan Triumphs ''Tarzan Triumphs'' is a 1943 adventure film in which Tarzan fights the Nazi Germany, Nazis. Johnny Weissmuller had portrayed the Edgar Rice Burroughs character in six films with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but this was his first with the producer Sol ...

'' (1943, ... a.k.a. Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan Triumphs (US: complete title)) .... Heinz (uncredited) * ''

The Moon Is Down ''The Moon Is Down'' is a novel by American writer John Steinbeck. Fashioned for adaptation for the theatre and for which Steinbeck received the Norwegian King Haakon VII Freedom Cross, it was published by Viking Press in March 1942. The story ...

'' (1943) .... Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Tonight We Raid Calais'' (1943) .... German Soldier (uncredited) * ''

They Came to Blow Up America ''They Came to Blow Up America'', also known as ''School for Sabotage'' and ''School for Saboteurs'', is a 1943 American war spy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring George Sanders and Anna Sten. It is based on the World War II Operation P ...

'' (1943) .... Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser * '' This Land Is Mine'' (1943) .... German Soldier (uncredited) * ''

Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'', also known as ''Heroes Without Uniforms'', is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey a ...

'' (1943) .... Norwegian Seaman (uncredited) * '' Above Suspicion'' (1943) .... German Guard (uncredited) * ''

Appointment in Berlin ''Appointment in Berlin'' (also known as ''Assignment in Berlin'') is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring George Sanders, Marguerite Chapman and Onslow Stevens. The film's plot follows an R.A.F. officer who inf ...

'' (1943) .... Stockholm Waiter (uncredited) * ''

First Comes Courage ''First Comes Courage'' is a 1943 American war film, the final film directed by Dorothy Arzner, one of the few female directors in Hollywood at the time. The film was based on the 1943 novel ''Commandos'' by Elliott Arnold, adapted by George Skla ...

'' (1943) .... Captain Schmidt (uncredited) * ''

Adventures of the Flying Cadets ''Adventures of the Flying Cadets'' is a 13-episode 1943 Universal film serial directed by Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins. Plot Flying students Danny Collins (Johnny Downs), "Jinx" Roberts (Bobby Jordan), "Scrapper" McKay (Ward Wood) and "Zom ...

'' (1943, Serial) .... Jake (uncredited) * '' The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler'' (1943) .... Soldier (uncredited) * ''

I Dood It ''I Dood It'' (UK title ''By Hook or by Crook'') is a 1943 American musical-comedy film starring Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell, directed by Vincente Minnelli, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay is by Fred Saidy and Sig Herzig ...

'' (1943, ... a.k.a. By Hook or by Crook (UK)) .... German Valet (uncredited) * ''

The Cross of Lorraine ''The Cross of Lorraine'' is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer war film about French prisoners of war escaping a German prison camp and joining the French Resistance. Directed by Tay Garnett, starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly, was partly base ...

'' (1943) .... German guard (uncredited) * ''

Jack London John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to ...

'' (1943) .... Axel (uncredited) * ''

What a Woman! ''What a Woman!'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Rosalind Russell and Brian Aherne. The screenplay concerns a literary agent Carol Ainsley's trying to transform her star client, Michael Cobb, i ...

'' (1943, ... a.k.a. The Beautiful Cheat (UK)) .... Ricky (uncredited) * ''

None Shall Escape ''None Shall Escape'' is a 1944 war film. Even though the film was made during World War II, the setting is a post-war Nuremberg-style war crimes trial. Alexander Knox plays Wilhelm Grimm, a Nazi officer who is on trial, and the story unfolds th ...

'' (1944) .... German Soldier (uncredited) * ''Two-Man Submarine'' (1944) .... Nazi Officer (uncredited) * ''

Knickerbocker Holiday ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' is a 1938 musical written by Kurt Weill (music) and Maxwell Anderson (book and lyrics); based loosely on Washington Irving's ''Knickerbocker's History of New York'' about life in 17th-century New Netherland (old New ...

'' (1944) .... Swedish Colonist (uncredited) * '' Address Unknown'' (1944) .... Angry German at Play (uncredited) * '' The Story of Dr. Wassell'' (1944) .... Dutch Guard (uncredited) * ''

U-Boat Prisoner ''U-Boat Prisoner'', also known as ''Dangerous Mists'', is a 1944 American film. Direction was credited to Lew Landers. The script was written by Aubrey Wisberg. Cast *Bruce Bennett as Archie Gibbs *Erik Rolf as Capt. Ganz *John Abbott as Alfon ...

'' (1944, ... a.k.a. Dangerous Mists (UK)) .... U-Boat Lt. Dorner (uncredited) * ''

Secrets of Scotland Yard ''Secrets of Scotland Yard'' is a 1944 American thriller film directed by George Blair and starring Edgar Barrier, Stephanie Bachelor and C. Aubrey Smith. The screenplay was by Denison Clift, adapting one of his own stories "Room 40, O.B." from ...

'' (1944) .... Nazi Messenger (uncredited) * '' My Buddy'' (1944) .... German Sniper (uncredited) * ''

Counter-Attack A counterattack is a tactic employed in response to an attack, with the term originating in "war games". The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the enemy during attack, while the specific objectives typically seek ...

'' (1945, ... a.k.a. One Against Seven (UK) (US:

working title A working title, which may be abbreviated and styled in trade publications after a putative title as (wt), also called a production title or a tentative title, is the temporary title of a product or project used during its development, usually ...

)) .... German Lieutenant (uncredited) * ''

Nob Hill Nob Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. Nob Hill has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class. Nob Hill is among the highes ...

'' (1945) .... Swedish Sailor (uncredited) * ''

Pursuit to Algiers ''Pursuit to Algiers'' (1945) is the twelfth entry in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series of fourteen. Elements in the story pay homage to an otherwise unrecorded affair mentioned by Dr. Watson at the beginning of the 1903 ...

'' (1945, ... a.k.a. Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit to Algiers (US: series title)) .... Johansson (uncredited) * ''

Blondie's Lucky Day ''Blondie's Lucky Day'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the 17th of the 28 Blondie films. Plot summary While his boss, Mr. Dithers, is o ...

'' (1946) .... Jensen, Butler's Masseur (uncredited) * ''

Spook Busters ''Spook Busters'' is a 1946 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the fourth film in the series of forty eight. Plot All of the boys have just graduated from school where they learned exterminati ...

'' (1946) .... Slip's Relative at Graduation (uncredited) * '' The Farmer's Daughter'' (1947) .... Dr. Mattsen (uncredited) * ''

The Senator Was Indiscreet ''The Senator Was Indiscreet'' is a 1947 comedy film, the only movie directed by playwright, theatrical director/producer, humorist, and drama critic George S. Kaufman. Produced by Universal Pictures it starred William Powell as a dim-witted U.S. ...

'' (1947, ... a.k.a. Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet (UK)) .... Swedish Waiter (uncredited) * '' Letter from an Unknown Woman'' (1948) .... Mover (uncredited) * ''Annie Was a Wonder'' (1949, Short, ... a.k.a. John Nesbitt's Passing Parade: Annie Was a Wonder (US: series title)) .... Gus (as Hugo-Sven Borg) * ''Cargo to Capetown'' (1950) .... Captain (uncredited) * ''The Reformer and the Redhead'' (1950) .... Finnish-American Speaker (uncredited) * ''

Fortunes of Captain Blood ''Fortunes of Captain Blood'' is a 1950 pirate film directed by Gordon Douglas. Based on the famous Captain Blood depicted in the original 1922 novel and subsequent collections of stories written by Rafael Sabatini, ''Fortunes'' was produced by ...

'' (1950) .... Swede * '' Santa Fe'' (1951) .... 'Swede' Swanstrom * '' Reunion in Reno'' (1951) .... Swedish Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Mutiny Mutiny is a revolt among a group of people (typically of a military, of a crew or of a crew of pirates) to oppose, change, or overthrow an organization to which they were previously loyal. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among member ...

'' (1952) .... Sailor in Saloon (uncredited) * '' Captain Pirate'' (1952, ... a.k.a. Captain Blood, Fugitive (UK)) .... Swede * '' Desirée'' (1954) .... Aide (uncredited) * ''

It's Always Fair Weather ''It's Always Fair Weather'' is a 1955 MGM musical satire scripted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who also wrote the show's lyrics, with music by André Previn and starring Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Dolores Gray, and dancer/chore ...

'' (1955) .... Svenson – Masseur (uncredited) * ''

The Gale Storm Show ''The Gale Storm Show'' is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 125 half-hour black-and-white episodes, initially on CBS and in its last year on ABC. Its title is also seen ...

'' (1957, TV Series, ... a.k.a. "Oh! Susanna" – Swiss Miss).... Archer * '' The Prize'' (1963) .... Oscar Lindblom, Dead Make-up Artist (uncredited) (final film role)

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)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Borg, Svenhugo 1896 births 1981 deaths People from Hässleholm Municipality Swedish emigrants to the United States 20th-century American male actors