Sven Hugo Borg
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Biography
Sven Hugo Borg was born in VinslövVinslöv
Vinslöv is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,865 inhabitants in 2005.In 1999, a documentary film portraying some of the town's inhabitants was produced. The documentary was called Plötsligt i Vinslöv .- References :...
, Skåne län
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
, Sweden. Early in his career, Borg was a secretary with the Swedish Consulate in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. While working at the consulate he met the actress Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo , born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, was a Swedish film actress. Garbo was an international star and icon during Hollywood's silent and classic periods. Many of Garbo's films were sensational hits, and all but three were profitable...
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
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Hollywood films, playing both Nazi officers and Scandinavian
Scandinavians
Scandinavians are a group of Germanic peoples, inhabiting Scandinavia and to a lesser extent countries associated with Scandinavia, and speaking Scandinavian languages. The group includes Danes, Norwegians and Swedes, and additionally the descendants of Scandinavian settlers such as the Icelandic...
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
Sverre of Norway
Sverre Sigurdsson was king of Norway from 1177 to 1202. He married Margareta Eriksdotter, the daughter of the Swedish king Eric the Saint, by whom he had the daughter Kristina Sverresdotter....
in The Crusades
The Crusades (film)
- Plot :Mostly taking elements from the Third Crusade, King Richard is enlisted in a crusade to bring Jerusalem back into Christian hands in order to get out of a betrothal with Alice, the Princess of France. En route, Richard meets Berengaria the Princess of Navarre and marries her in exchange...
. Borg died in 1981 at the age of 84 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California.
Filmography
- The Prize (1963) (uncredited) .... Oscar Lindblom, Dead Make-up Artist
- The Gale Storm ShowThe Gale Storm ShowThe Gale Storm Show is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 143 half-hour black-and-white episodes, initially on CBS and in its last year on ABC...
.... Archer (1 episode, 1957)... aka "Oh! Susanna" – Swiss Miss (1957) TV episode .... Archer - It's Always Fair WeatherIt's Always Fair WeatherFortunately, the original multitrack pre-recordings of the score survive to this day, having enabled Rhino Records to reissue the soundtrack in true stereo . The Original MGM soundtrack was released in 1991 by Sony Music....
(1955) (uncredited) .... Svenson – Masseur - Desirée (1954) (uncredited) .... Aide
- Captain PirateCaptain PirateCaptain Pirate is a 1952 American action/adventure film directed by Ralph Murphy, starring Louis Hayward and Patricia Medina, and produced by Harry Joe Brown...
(1952) .... Swede... aka Captain Blood, Fugitive (UK) - Mutiny (1952) (uncredited) .... Sailor in Saloon
- Reunion in Reno (1951) (uncredited) .... Swedish Waiter
- Santa FeSanta Fe (1951 film)Santa Fe is a 1951 western film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Randolph Scott. The film is based on the novel Santa Fe by James Vance Marshall.-Plot synopsis:...
(1951) .... 'Swede' Swanstrom - Fortunes of Captain BloodFortunes of Captain BloodFortunes of Captain Blood is a pirate film directed by Gordon Douglas. Based on the famous Captain Blood depicted in the novel by Rafael Sabatini, Fortunes was produced by Columbia Pictures as yet another remake about the notorious swashbuckler. The film is complete with daring sword fights,...
(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 WomanLetter from an Unknown Woman (1948 film)Letter from an Unknown Woman is a film directed by Max Ophüls. It was based on the novella of the same name, which was written by Stefan Zweig...
(1948) (uncredited) .... Mover - The Senator Was IndiscreetThe Senator Was IndiscreetThe Senator Was Indiscreet is a 1947 comedy film starring William Powell as a dim-witted U.S. senator who decides to run for president, with Ella Raines as a reporter interested in the detailed diary he has kept about all the political misdeeds of his colleagues...
(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 AlgiersPursuit to AlgiersPursuit to Algiers is the twelfth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes movies. Elements in the story pay homage to an otherwise unrecorded affair mentioned by Watson at the beginning of The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, notably the steamship Friesland.-Plot:About to...
(1945) .... Johansson... aka Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit to Algiers (US: series title) - Nob HillNob Hill (1945 film)Nob Hill is a 1945 technicolor film about a Barbary Coast saloon keeper starring George Raft and Joan Bennett. Part musical and part drama, the movie was directed by Henry Hathaway.-Cast:*George Raft as Tony Angelo*Joan Bennett as Harriet Carruthers...
(1945) (uncredited) .... Swedish Sailor - Counter-AttackCounter-AttackCounter-Attack is a 1945 war film starring Paul Muni and Marguerite Chapman as two Russians trapped in a collapsed building with seven enemy German soldiers during World War II...
(1945) (uncredited) .... German Lieutenant... aka One Against Seven (UK) (US: working titleWorking titleA working title, sometimes called a production title, is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development, usually used in filmmaking, television production, novel, video game, or music album.-Purpose:...
) - 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. WassellThe Story of Dr. WassellThe Story of Dr. Wassell is a Technicolor World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, and Dennis O'Keefe. It is based on the wartime activities of US Navy Doctor Corydon M...
(1944) (uncredited) - Address UnknownAddress Unknown (1944 film)Address Unknown is a drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies based on Kathrine Taylor's novel Address Unknown . The film tells the story of two families caught up in the rise of Nazism in Germany prior to the start of World War II....
(1944) (uncredited) .... German - Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) (uncredited) .... Swedish Colonist
- None Shall EscapeNone Shall EscapeNone 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...
(1944) (uncredited) .... German Soldier - What a Woman! (1943) (uncredited) .... Ricky... aka The Beautiful Cheat (UK)
- Jack LondonJack London (1943 film)Jack London, also known as The Story of Jack London, is a 1943 American biographical film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Alfred Santell and produced by Samuel Bronston with Joseph H...
(1943) (uncredited) .... Axel - The Cross of LorraineThe Cross of LorraineThe Cross of Lorraine is a 1943 war film about French prisoners of war held by the Germans in World War II. It stars Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly and was adapted from Hans Habe's novel A Thousand Shall Fall.-Cast:*Jean-Pierre Aumont as Paul...
(1943) (uncredited) .... German guard - I Dood ItI Dood ItI Dood It is a 1943 MGM musical-comedy film starring Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell, and directed by Vincente Minnelli. The screenplay is by Fred Saidy and Sig Herzig and the film features Richard Ainley, Patricia Dane, Lena Horne and Hazel Scott...
(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 SuspicionAbove Suspicion (1943 film)Above Suspicion is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer spy drama film starring Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray as newlyweds who spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon, along with Basil Rathbone as a Nazi who pursues them. The screenplay by Keith Winter, Melville Baker, and...
(1943) (uncredited) .... German Guard - Action in the North AtlanticAction in the North AtlanticAction in the North Atlantic is a 1943 war film directed by Lloyd Bacon, featuring Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as sailors in the U.S. Merchant Marine in World War II.-Plot:...
(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 TriumphsTarzan TriumphsTarzan Triumphs is a 1943 adventure film in which Tarzan fights the Nazis. Johnny Weismuller had portrayed the popular Edgar Rice Burroughs character in six films with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but this was his first with the producer Sol Lesser at RKO Pictures...
(1943) (uncredited) .... Heinz... aka Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan Triumphs (US: complete title) - Chetniks (1943) (uncredited) .... Nazi Officer... aka Chetniks! The Fighting GuerrillasChetniks! The Fighting GuerrillasChetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas was a major war film made by Twentieth Century Fox in 1943. The film starred Philip Dorn, Anna Sten, and Martin Kosleck. The movie, originally titled The Seventh Column, was directed by Louis King based on a story by Jack Andrews, who also co-wrote the screenplay....
(US: poster title)... aka The Fighting Guerrillas (US: new title) - Adventures of the Flying CadetsAdventures of the Flying CadetsAdventures of the Flying Cadets is a 1943 Universal film serial.-Cast:*Johnny Downs as Cadet Danny Collins*Bobby Jordan as Cadet Jinx Roberts*Ward Wood as Cadet Scrapper McKay*William Benedict as Cadet Zombie Parker...
(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 JourneyDesperate JourneyDesperate Journey is a 1942 American World War II aviation film starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Raymond Massey, Alan Hale and Arthur Kennedy, and the movie was directed by Raoul Walsh...
(1942) (uncredited) .... Mechanic - Invisible AgentInvisible AgentInvisible Agent is a 1942 science fiction film from Universal. This movie was a war-time propaganda production that was part of a Hollywood effort to boost morale at the home front. It loosely echoed a series of formula war-horror films produced during this period that typically featured a mad...
(1942) (uncredited) .... German Captain - They Raid By NightThey Raid By Night- Plot summary :The story follows the insertion of covert British Commandos into Norway to rescue Norwegian General Heden from captivity and to return him to England to lead the Free Norwegian Forces....
(1942) .... Dalberg - The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) .... Olaf... aka Unforgotten Crime (US: TV title)
- Reap the Wild WindReap the Wild WindReap the Wild Wind is a serialized story written by Thelma Strabel in 1940 for The Saturday Evening Post, which was the basis for the 1942 film starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Robert Preston, and Susan Hayward, and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, his second picture to be filmed in...
(1942) (uncredited) .... Blackie, 'Falcon' Crewman... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (US: complete title) - To Be or Not to BeTo Be or Not to Be (1942 film)To Be or Not to Be is a 1942 American comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch, about a troupe of actors in Nazi-occupied Warsaw who use their abilities at disguise and acting to fool the occupying troops. It was adapted by Lubitsch and Edwin Justus Mayer from the story by Melchior Lengyel...
(1942) (uncredited) .... German soldier - Dangerously They Live (1941) (uncredited) .... U-Boat Under Officer
- Law of the TimberLaw of the Timber- Cast :*Marjorie Reynolds as "Perry" Lorimer*Monte Blue as Hodge Mason*J. Farrell MacDonald as Adams*Hal Brazeale as John Gordon*Earl Eby as Barnes*Sven Hugo Borg as Olaf*George Humbert as Eric*Milburn Morante as Abe Cain*Betty Roadman as Ma Cain...
(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 HuntMan Hunt (1941 film)Man Hunt is a 1941 American thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett. It is based on the 1939 novel Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household and is set just prior to the Second World War. A Jewish liberal, Lang had fled Germany into exile in the mid 1930s - this was...
(1941) (uncredited) .... Ship's Mate - Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941)
- Little Nellie KellyLittle Nellie KellyLittle Nellie Kelly is a 1940 musical comedy film based on the stage musical 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...
(1940) (uncredited) .... Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony - Captain Caution (1940) (uncredited) .... Sailor
- Mystery Sea RaiderMystery Sea Raider-Cast:* Carole Landis as June McCarthy* Henry Wilcoxon as Captain Jimmy Madden* Onslow Stevens as Carl Cutler* Kathleen Howard as Maggie Clancy* Wally Rairden as Blake, 3rd Mate * Sven Hugo Borg as Sven* Henry Victor as Cmdr. Bulow...
(1940) .... Sven - Death Rides the Range (1939) .... Baron Strakoff
- The Man from Montreal (1939) (uncredited) .... Mountie
- Espionage AgentEspionage AgentEspionage 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...
(1939) (uncredited) .... Chauffeur - Romance of the Redwoods (1939) (uncredited) .... Boarder
- The Mysterious PilotThe Mysterious PilotThe Mysterious Pilot is a Columbia movie serial based on the book by William Byron Mowery and starring the record-breaking aviator Frank Hawks...
(1937) (uncredited) .... Lumberjack Smitht [Ch.11] - Slave ShipSlave Ship (1937 film)Slave Ship is a 1937 film directed by Tay Garnett, starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery. The supporting cast includes Mickey Rooney, George Sanders, Jane Darwell, and Joseph Schildkraut...
(1937) (uncredited) .... Crew Member - Espionage (1937) (uncredited) .... Masseuse
- Find the Witness (1937) .... Diver
- Theodora Goes WildTheodora Goes WildTheodora Goes Wild is a 1936 American romantic comedy film that tells the story of a small town which is incensed by a risqué novel, little knowing that it was written under a pseudonym by a member of the town's leading family. It stars Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas and was directed by Richard...
(1936) (uncredited) .... Bartender - The Country Doctor (1936) (uncredited) .... Logger
- Barbary CoastBarbary Coast (film)Barbary Coast is a period film directed by Howard Hawks. Shot in black-and-white and set in San Francisco during the Gold Rush era, the film combines elements of crime, Western, melodrama and adventure genres, features a wide range of actors, from good-guy Joel McCrea to bad-boy Edward G...
(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-MarieRose Marie (films)The 1924 Broadway musical Rose-Marie has been the basis of three MGM films of the same title. The best-known film adaptation was released in 1936; however, a silent version was released in 1928 and another film was released in 1954. All three versions are set in the Canadian wilderness...
(1928) .... Hudson
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 978-0810829381