Borden remained active in films throughout the 1950s, as well as transitioning into the new medium of television. One of this most notable roles would occur in 1951's classic musical, "An American in Paris", starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant, when he had the featured role as Kelly and Levant's landlord, Georges Mattieu. Other notable films in which he appeared during this decade include: "All About Eve" (1950), starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter; the Bob Hope comedy, "My Favorite Spy"; Howard Hawks' "The Big Sky" (1952), starring Kirk Douglas; "The Far Country", directed by Anthony Mann in 1955, starring Jimmy Stewart, Ruth Roman, and Walter Brennan; "To Catch a Thief" (1955), starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly; another Jimmy Stewart film, "The Spirit of St. Louis" (1957), directed by Billy Wilder; and the 1958 horror classic, "The Fly", starring Al Hedison and Vincent Price. Borden appeared in several films in the 1960s, although most of his work in that decade was on the small screen. His notable films include: 1960's "Can-Can", starring Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, and Louis Jourdan; "Take Her, She's Mine" (1963), starring Jimmy Stewart and Sandra Dee; and the Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis comedy, "Boeing, Boeing" (1965). His final big screen appearance would be in the 1966 spy spoof, "Our Man Flint", starring James Coburn. In addition to his film work, Borden appeared in numerous television shows during the 1950s and 1960s. Some of the shows on which he performed included "My Little Margie", "Climax!", "The Millionaire", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "Have Gun - Will Travel", "Perry Mason", the original "Twilight Zone", "Combat!", "The Farmer's Daughter", and "Rawhide". Borden's last performance was in 1966 on the television series "Run for Your Life". After his retirement, Borden lived at the Motion Picture Home, in Woodland Hills, California. He died there on July 21, 1971 at the age of 74, and is buried in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica.