# Colonel Openshaw — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Colonel Openshaw in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Openshaw, young Openshaw

**First appearance:** 0007-the-five-orange-pips

## Who they are

John Openshaw's father, who brought a mysterious curse from America.

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