Reginald Le Borg

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
name = Reginald Le Borg
birthdate = birth date|1902|12|11
birthplace = Vienna, Austria
deathdate = death date and age|1989|3|25|1902|12|11
deathplace = Los Angeles, California
othername = Reginald LeBorg
occupation = Film director
yearsactive = 1936 - 1974
imdb_id = 0494110

Reginald Le Borg (11 December, 1902 – 25 March, 1989) was an Austrian film director. He directed 68 films between 1936 and 1974. He was born in Vienna, Austria as "Reginald Grobel" and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack.

For his whole career, he could never escape from making B-movies. As Universal director of mainly horror movies he is counted to the genre Universal Horror. His most expensive and also most successfull film was "San Diego, I Love You" (1944) with Buster Keaton as main actor. The film cost 459.000 dollars and played in 836.000 dollars.

elected filmography

* Diary of a Madman (1963)
* The Black Sleep (1956)
* Triple Cross (1951)
* Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
* The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
* Jungle Woman (1944)
* Weird Woman (1944)
* Calling Dr. Death (1943)
* Heavenly Music (1943 - writer)

Further reading

* Helmut G. Asper: "Etwas besseres als den Tod – Filmexil in Hollywood." Schüren Verlag, Marburg 2002, ISBN 3-89472-362-9, p. 154–168 (german)

External links

*imdb|0494110|Reginald Le Borg
*amg name|2:99000|Reginald Le Borg

Persondata
NAME= Borg, Reginald Le
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Grobel, Reginald
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Film director
DATE OF BIRTH= 1902-12-11
PLACE OF BIRTH= Vienna, Austria
DATE OF DEATH= 1989-3-25
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles, California