Karl Georg Harald Schenstrøm (13 November 1881 – 10 April 1942) was a Danish stage and

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

of the silent era in Denmark. He worked under directors such as

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and Lau Lauritzen Sr. Fy og bi

Together with

Harald Madsen Harald Martin Bergmann Madsen (20 November 1890 – 13 July 1949) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1917 and 1948. Harald Madsen was a part of the Danish comedian couple ''Ole & Axel, Fyrtårnet og Bivognen'' (''Fy og ...

, Schenstrøm formed the Danish comedian couple '' Fyrtårnet og Bivognen'' (''Fy og Bi''), known as "Long & Short" in England and "Ole & Axel" in the U.S.

Selected filmography

*''Den hvide Slavehandels sidste Offer'' (1911) - Count X *'' Mormonens offer'' (English:''A Victim of the Mormons'') (1911) - Larssons Mormon Friend *''Vampyrdanserinden'' (1912) *''Historien om en moder'' (1912) *''Bøffen og bananen'' (1913) *''Kæmpedamens bortførelse'' (1913) *''Chatollets Hemmelighed'' (1913) *''

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'' (1913) *''Elskovsleg'' (1914) - Doden *''I kammerherrens klæder'' (1914) *''Millionærdrengen'' (1914) - Prof. Sihm *''Midnatssolen'' (1914) - Miner *''Helvedesmaskinen'' (1914) *''

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'' (1914, Short) *''Detektivens barnepige'' (1914) - Count von Warden *''Uden Fædreland'' (1914) *'' Den kulørte Slavehandler'' (1914) - Prins Gera *'' De besejrede Pebersvende'' (1914) - Spill *''Bytte Roller'' (1914) *''Evangeliemandens liv'' (1915) *''Skorstensfejeren kommer i morgen'' (1915) *''Det blaa vidunder'' (1915) *'' Familien Pille som Spejdere'' (1915, Short) - Gert Pille *'' En slem Dreng'' (1915, Short) *''

Kong Bukseløs ''His New Grey Trousers'' () is a 1915 Danish silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot eleme ...

'' (English release title: ''His New Grey Trousers'') (1915, Short) - Adam Brink - Actor *''Kampen om barnet'' (1915) - Pub Guest *''Den hvide djævel'' (1916) *''Gar el Hama IV'' (1916) *''Værelse Nr. 17'' (1916) *''Filmens Datter'' (1916) *''Hjerteknuseren'' (1918) - Theobald Smit *''Mästerkatten i stövlar'' (1918) - En man på festen *''Brændt a'' (1919) *''Hans store Chance'' (1919) *''Krigsmillionæren'' (1919) *''Manden der gøer'' (1919) - Bønne *'' Towards the Light'' (1919) - Djævelen *''Hvorledes jeg kom til Filmen'' (1919) *''Hendes mands forlovede'' (1919) *''Gudernes yndling'' (1920) *''De nygifte'' (1920) *''Silkesstrumpan'' (1921) - Alfred *''Ungkarleliv'' (1921) - Knast - Bachelor *''Vor fælles Ven'' (1921)

Ole & Axel Films

*''Film, flirt og forlovelse'' (1921) - Fyrtaarnet *''Landliggeridyl - Vandgang'' (1921) - Fyrtaarnet *''Sol, sommer og studiner'' (1922) - Fyrtaarnet *'' Han, hun og Hamlet'' (1922) - Fyrtaarnet *''Kan Kærlighed kureres?'' (1923) - Long *''Vore venners vinter'' (1923) - Fyrtaarnet *''Daarskab, dyd og driverter'' (1923) - Fyrtaarnet *''Mellem muntre musikanter'' (1923) - Fyrtaarnet *''Lille Lise let-paa-taa'' (1923) - Fyrtaarnet *''Blandt byens børn'' (1923) - Fyrtaarnet *''Professor Petersens Plejebørn'' (1924) - Long *''Raske Riviera Rejsende'' (1924) - Fy *''Ole Opfinders offer'' (1924) - Fyrtaarnet *'' The Last Laugh'' (1924) - Wedding Musician (uncredited) *''Takt, tone og tosser'' (1925) - Fy *''Polis Paulus' påskasmäll'' (1925) - Lunken *''Vagabonder i Wien'' (1925) *''Grønkøbings glade gavtyve'' (1925) - Fy *''Ulvejægerne'' (1926) - Fy *''Dødsbokseren'' (1926) - Fy *'' Sons in Law'' (1926) *''Ebberöds bank'' (1926) - Tadeus, Bankangestellter *''Lykkehjulet'' (1926) - Fy *''Don Quixote'' (1926) - Don Quixote *''Kraft og skønhed'' (1927) - Fy *''Vester Vov-Vov'' (1927) - Fy *''Tordenstenene'' (1927) - Fy *''Kongen af Pelikanien'' (1928) - Fy *''Filmens helte'' (1928) - Fyrtaarnet 'Paf' *''

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'' (1928) - Gin *''Kys, klap og kommers'' (1929) - Fyr *''Hallo! Afrika forude!'' (1929) - Fyrtaarnet *'' Alf's Carpet'' (1929) - Bill *'' Højt paa en kvist'' (1929) - Fyrtaarnet *''Hr. Tell og Søn'' (1930) - Fyrtaarnet *''1000 Worte deutsch'' (1930) - Fy *''Pas paa pigerne (1930) - Fy *'' I kantonnement'' (1931) - Fyrtaarnet *''Krudt med knald'' (1931) - Fy *''Lumpenkavaliere'' (1932) - Pat *'' Han, hun og Hamlet'' (1932) - Fyrtaarnet *''Med fuld musik'' (1933) - Fyrtaarnet *''

Circus Saran ''Circus Saran'' () is a 1935 Austrian comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Leo Slezak, Hans Moser, and Ole & Axel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. Plot Cast * Leo Slezak as Direktor Saran * ...

'' (1935) - Clown *''Mädchenräuber'' (1936) - Pat *''Blinde Passagiere'' (1936) - Pat, blinder Passagier * '' The Pale Count'' (1937) - Fyrtornet *''Pat und Patachon im Paradies'' (1937) - Pat *''Midt i byens hjerte'' (1938) *'' I de gode, gamle dage'' (1940) - Fyrtaarnet / Pat (final film role)

References

External links

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Carl Schenstrøm at the Danish Film InstitutePhotographs and literature
Danish male stage actors Danish male film actors Danish male silent film actors 20th-century Danish male actors 1881 births 1942 deaths Place of death missing Danish male comedians Danish slapstick comedians {{Denmark-actor-stub