Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 20, 1911
Place of Birth:
Marylebone, London, England, UK
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Howard Lang
Biography
Howard Lang (born Donald Yarranton; 20 March 1911 - 11 December 1989) was an English actor known for playing Captain William Baines in the BBC nautical drama The Onedin Line.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Pyrates | Captain Yardley |
| 1971 | 10 Rillington Place | |
| 1971 | Macbeth | Old Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Perfect Friday | Bank Commissionaire |
| 1964 | Nothing But the Best | Jutson |
| 1963 | The Haunting | Hugh Crain (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child | Horg |
| 1961 | Gorgo | First Colonel |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Court Usher |
| 1960 | Jackpot | George |
| 1960 | Night Train for Inverness | Sergeant |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | Hortator (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Man Accused | Police Sergeant |
| 1959 | The Giant Behemoth | Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited) |
| 1959 | A Woman's Temptation | |
| 1959 | Innocent Meeting | Macey |
| 1958 | Corridors of Blood | Chief Inspector |
| 1958 | Dunkirk | Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited) |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Birthday Present | Cellblock Officer (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Big Chance | Saw Mill Man |
| 1957 | The Crooked Sky | Commisioner |
| 1957 | The One That Got Away | Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Hide-Out | Greeko |
| 1956 | Eyewitness | Cinema Commissionaire |
| 1956 | Tiger in the Smoke | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Keep It Clean | Police Sergeant |
| 1956 | Destination Death | Police Sgt(uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Mysterious Bullet | Davy Charlesworth |
| 1955 | Blonde Blackmailer | Scotland Yard Detective |
| 1954 | The Men of Sherwood Forest | Town Crier |
| 1954 | Devil's Point | Marne |
| 1954 | The Floating Dutchman | Gaoler (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Blazing Caravan | Publican (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The House Across the Lake | Inspector Edgar (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Rainbow Jacket | Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Beau Brummell | Hecker (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Counterspy | Policeman |
| 1953 | Street of Shadows | Card Player (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Missing Man | Inspector Haslett (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Pool of London | Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. | Officer Aboard Cassandra Captain Horatio Hornblower |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Policeman at window (uncredited) |
| 1951 | High Treason | Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Mudlark | Footman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Nothing Venture | Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Hamlet | Servant (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Last Load | Senior Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1947 | So Well Remembered | Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Jassy | Juryman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Great Expectations | Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Freedom Radio | Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Night Train to Munich | |
| 1940 | The Middle Watch | Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Convoy | Gunnery Officer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Neutral Port | German Naval Officer (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Pickwick Papers | Tony Weller |
| 1984 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Medon |
| 1983 | The Winds of War | Winston Churchill |
| 1982 | Jane | Churchill |
| 1972 | It's Murder. But Is It Art? | Chief Inspector |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line | Captain Baines |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Coalition Club Member (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Sir John Seymour |
| 1968 | The Basil Brush Show | |
| 1966 | King of the River | Captain Friar |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Sergeant Fowler |
| 1964 | HMS Paradise | Commander Bell |
| 1964 | Horizon | Mr. Rothery |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Horg |
| 1962 | The Scales of Justice | Abbott |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | Grenville |
| 1959 | Interpol Calling | Commander Siddons |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell | Schmidt |
| 1958 | Sword of Freedom | Major Domo |
| 1958 | African Patrol | Brad |
| 1958 | African Patrol | Collins |
| 1957 | O.S.S. | |
| 1957 | Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! | Polish Bosun |
| 1957 | White Hunter | Burrows |
| 1956 | The Adventures of the Big Man | Balford |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week | George Hutton |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Landlord |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Inn Patron with Password (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Courier - Pilot |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Sir John Lowther |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Party Guest |