<P> John Noble ( born 20 August 1948 ) is an Australian actor and theatre director of more than 80 plays . He is best known for his roles as Dr. Walter Bishop in the American Fox science fiction television series Fringe , and Henry Parrish in the Fox action - horror series Sleepy Hollow . His most high - profile film role was as Denethor in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings trilogy . He also provided the voice of the DC Comics supervillain Scarecrow in the 2015 video game Batman : Arkham Knight , where his character served as the main antagonist . In 2015 , he joined the main cast of the television series Elementary as Sherlock Holmes 's father . He was also cast as a doctor in the Australian TV series All Saints . In 2012 , Noble was diagnosed with osteoporosis . His charity , Noble Bones , helps to raise awareness for the disease . </P>
<P> John Noble ( born 20 August 1948 ) is an Australian actor and theatre director of more than 80 plays . He is best known for his roles as Dr. Walter Bishop in the American Fox science fiction television series Fringe , and Henry Parrish in the Fox action - horror series Sleepy Hollow . His most high - profile film role was as Denethor in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings trilogy . He also provided the voice of the DC Comics supervillain Scarecrow in the 2015 video game Batman : Arkham Knight , where his character served as the main antagonist . In 2015 , he joined the main cast of the television series Elementary as Sherlock Holmes 's father . He was also cast as a doctor in the Australian TV series All Saints . In 2012 , Noble was diagnosed with osteoporosis . His charity , Noble Bones , helps to raise awareness for the disease . </P>
actor who plays sherlock 's father on elementary
actor who plays sherlock 's father on elementary
John Noble
John Noble