
Acting
Björn Borg
Born
1956-06-06 (70)
Place of birth
Stockholm, Sweden
Known for
Acting
Credits
30 titles
Björn Borg, born 6 June 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a former professional tennis player widely regarded as one of the sport’s all-time greats. Raised in Södertälje, he dominated men’s tennis in the 1970s and early 1980s, winning 11 Grand Slam singles titles — six at the French Open and five consecutive at Wimbledon between 1976 and 1980. Borg was ranked world No. 1 and held that position for 109 weeks during his career. Borg grew up fascinated by tennis after his father gave him a racket as a child. He turned professional in 1973 and quickly became a sensation on the international circuit with his powerful baseline play and two-handed backhand. Known for his calm demeanor on court — earni…
Known for
7.6The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Sacrée soirée
1987
6.5The likes of Antoine de Caunes, Jean Paul Gaultier, Davina McCall, and Lolo Ferrari are your guides to the weird and wonderful in Europe and beyond. How else would you learn about pubic hairdressers, the Penis Olympics, or the latest Japanese sex toys?
Eurotrash
1993
6.7An inside look at the controversial life and career of tennis great Boris Becker—featuring interviews with John McEnroe, Novak Djokovic, Björn Borg, and other icons.
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
2023
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Skavlan & Sverige
2025
Das aktuelle sportstudio is a German sport magazine on German broadcaster ZDF.
Das aktuelle Sportstudio
1963
Film credits
2020s · 5 titles
7.61972 was a turning point in Ilie Nastase's career: he won his first US Open, while also reaching both Wimbledon and Davis Cup finals. Moving back and forth in time and featuring amazing archive footage and exclusive interviews with top athletes, the documentary explores Nastase's highs and lows, the controversies that surrounded him and the enduring impact he has had on the world of tennis. Lovable, charming and generous, yet temperamental, arrogant and obscene, Mr. Nice'n'Nasty disrupted the old-fashioned etiquette of the sport in the 70s thus becoming its first rebel rock star.
Nasty
2024
6.2Legendary "bad boy of tennis" John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously hot-tempered performances on the court in this engrossing documentary revisiting the record-setting career of one of the all-time greats.
McEnroe
2022
7.3Originally a home video never intended for public viewing, this film captures the final chapter in Roger Federer's legendary tennis career, featuring Roger, his family, and his three main rivals: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.
Federer: Twelve Final Days
2024
5.0This is the year when the Vietnam War ends and terrorists take over the West German embassy in Stockholm. On TV, Staffan Westerberg's "Vilse i Pannkakan" coincides with Ingmar Bergman's "The Magic Flute". Despite the cold war, the USA and the Soviet Union take the opportunity to meet - in space! And Davis Cup tennis is played in Båstad. Sweden meets Chile and the police fear riots. This and much more in "The year was 1975" by Jonas Fohlin and Eva Tillberg.
Året var 1975
2024
No synopsis available yet.
Roland Garros - 40 ans d'exploits
2024
2010s · 2 titles
7.8The film intertwines Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's lives with their famed 2008 Wimbledon championship - an epic match so close and so reflective of their competitive balance that, in the end, the true winner was the sport itself.
Strokes of Genius
2018
6.3The film chronicles their back stories, prolific tennis careers and spirited rivalry, which propelled tennis into the international sports headlines of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. In addition, McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice spotlights their post-tennis careers as the two men went their separate ways, with McEnroe launching a high-profile broadcasting career, while Borg chose a more private life.
McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice
2011
2000s · 5 titles
5.5Featuring all the highlights from Wimbledon 2008. In the Men's Singles Roger Federer was attempting to become the first man in the modern era to win six consecutive titles. His main rival, Rafael Nadal, started his quest to become the first man since Bjorn Borg to win both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. In the Women's Singles, defending champion Venus Williams was attempting to win her fifth title.
Wimbledon 2008 Official Film
2008
NRAs the Wimbledon Championships moved into the eighties, they were greeted by a most memorable Gentleman's Singles Final. 1980 saw Sweden's Bjorn Borg face the promising 21 year old American, John McEnroe.
Wimbledon Classic Matches: Borg vs. McEnroe 1980 Final
2000
7.0In this ultimate guide to Scandinavia travelers Megan McCormick, Ian Wright and Neil Gibson explore Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Lapland, Finland and the Baltic States. From enjoying a traditional Viking festival to crossing the Arctic Circle into Lapland for dinner with reindeer herders to a visit to the capital of Lithuania, Vilinus, and the Midsummer Night Festival in Kernave, these hosts will introduce the viewer to a variety of sites and attractions during their Scandinavian tour.
Ultimate Scandinavia
2007
10.0Wimbledon 2009 is the definitive story of the 123rd Championships. In the Men's Singles, the defending champion Rafael Nadal dramatically withdrew because of injury leaving Roger Federer the favourite to win his sixth crown. In the Ladies Singles, defending champion Venus Williams was also attempting to win her sixth title. Andy Murray carried the hopes of the home nation.
Wimbledon Official Film 2009
2009
No synopsis available yet.
Wimbledon - Official film 2007
2008
1990s · 2 titles
8.0The story of a working-class boy who was born 50 years ago in Södertälje and who became the world's best tennis player. And who, after 763 victories, suddenly stopped, at only 26 years old.
Sagan om Björn Borg
1998
NRA program about Ted Gärdestad and his music with archival images from his entire musical career and newly made interviews with people who have influenced and were influenced by Ted's music.
Ted - till minne av en popartist
1998
1980s · 4 titles
6.7A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
7.2Roland-Garros, 1981: For the very first time, a documentary team is allowed to shoot sequences in the backstage of the French Open of tennis of Roland-Garros. William Klein's camera takes us on the heels of the greatest players of the time: Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Chris Evert-Lloyd, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Yannick Noah, Guillermo Vilas... Miles of film. Historical pictures, a thousand and one details, a thousand and one unusual scenes. A declaration of love from a tennis lover.
The French
1982
6.3Reine is supposed to go to a summer camp called Children's Island but decides to remain in Stockholm over the summer while his mother is working at a hospital. She thinks he is at the camp, and he tells her he is. We then follow him around Stockholm that summer and see what he encounters on the path of life.
Children's Island
1980
NRExperience the thrill as your favorite teams and heroes triumph again! Great comebacks, rivalries and record-breaking performances are here to watch over and over again.
Great Sports Moments of the 80's
1989
1970s · 2 titles
Undated · 2 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Gods of Tennis
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Björn Borg is not only one of Sweden's greatest athletes but also one of its most eccentric and mysterious icons. In an emotional portrait, Borg travels back to Wimbledon to relive memories and show new sides of himself.
Untitled Björn Borg Documentary
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Series credits
7.6The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Sacrée soirée
1987
6.5The likes of Antoine de Caunes, Jean Paul Gaultier, Davina McCall, and Lolo Ferrari are your guides to the weird and wonderful in Europe and beyond. How else would you learn about pubic hairdressers, the Penis Olympics, or the latest Japanese sex toys?
Eurotrash
1993
6.7An inside look at the controversial life and career of tennis great Boris Becker—featuring interviews with John McEnroe, Novak Djokovic, Björn Borg, and other icons.
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
2023
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Skavlan & Sverige
2025
Das aktuelle sportstudio is a German sport magazine on German broadcaster ZDF.
Das aktuelle Sportstudio
1963
NRRebels, rockstars, revolutionaries. On court, they were legends. Off court, they challenged the world. Ashe, McEnroe, Borg, King, Navratilova, Evert - the golden age of tennis.
Gods of Tennis
2023
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Sagan om Björn Borg
1998


