Sven Hugo Borg

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 Garbos 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 egSverreKing of Norway in The Crusades He died in 1981 at the age of 84 in Los Angeles California