Trivia

Sven Hugo Borg was a Swedish-American character actor.

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.

Borg became much in demand during World War II Hollywood films ( he appeared in over 60 American film productions), playing both Nazi officers and Scandinavian resistance fighters or Swedish and German immigrants.

After interpreting for Greta, Borg decided to pursue acting as a career. He had done some dramatic work on the Swedish stage, but he continued to remain with the consulate until the late 1930s.

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.