Howard Lang
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1911-03-20
- Died
- 1989-12-11
- Place of birth
- Marylebone, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Donald Yarranton
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
TV Shows (28)
Doctor Who
1963
as Horg
Horizon
1964
as Mr. Rothery
Theatre 625
1964
as Grimmett
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Landlord / Inn Patron with Password (uncredited)
The Persuaders!
1971
as Coalition Club Member (uncredited)
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Courier - Pilot / Sir John Lowther / Party Guest
Gideon's Way
1965
as Sergeant Fowler
The Onedin Line
1971
as Captain Baines
Interpol Calling
1959
as Commander Siddons
ITV Play of the Week
1955
as George Hutton
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Grenville
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Schmidt
Sergeant Cork
1963
as Drayman
The Scales of Justice
1962
as Abbott
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Sir John Seymour
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
as Polish Bosun
The Last Days of Pompeii
1984
as Medon
King of the River
1966
as Captain Friar
White Hunter
1957
as Burrows
HMS Paradise
1964
as Commander Bell
Sword of Freedom
1958
as Major Domo
O.S.S.
1957
The Pickwick Papers
1985
as Tony Weller
The Basil Brush Show
1968
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972
as Chief Constable
The Adventures of the Big Man
1956
as Balford
Jane
1982
as Churchill
African Patrol
1958
as Brad / Collins
Movies (62)
Ben-Hur
1959
as Hortator (uncredited)
The Haunting
1963
as Hugh Crain (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
1958
as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Great Expectations
1946
as Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951
as Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)
Hamlet
1948
as Servant (uncredited)
Macbeth
1971
as Old Soldier (uncredited)
Dunkirk
1958
as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
10 Rillington Place
1971
Gorgo
1961
as First Colonel
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as Irate Farmer (uncredited)
Night Train to Munich
1940
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
as Policeman at window (uncredited)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Court Usher
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
as Town Crier
Beau Brummell
1954
as Hecker (uncredited)
Perfect Friday
1970
as Bank Commissionaire
Convoy
1940
as Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
Pool of London
1951
as Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
The One That Got Away
1957
as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
The Giant Behemoth
1959
as Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
Jassy
1947
as Juryman (uncredited)
Eyewitness
1956
as Cinema Commissionaire
High Treason
1951
as Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited) / Policeman (uncredited)
The Big Chance
1957
as Saw Mill Man
The House Across the Lake
1954
as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
The Siege of Pinchgut
1959
as Whitsun (Uncredited)
Corridors of Blood
1958
as Chief Inspector
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
Neutral Port
1940
as German Naval Officer (uncredited)
Night Train for Inverness
1960
as Sergeant
The Rainbow Jacket
1954
as Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)
Nothing But the Best
1964
as Jutson
The Mudlark
1950
as Footman (uncredited)
The Birthday Present
1957
as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
Tiger in the Smoke
1956
as Detective (uncredited)
Man Accused
1959
as Police Sergeant
Counterspy
1953
as Policeman
Street of Shadows
1953
as Card Player (uncredited)
Jackpot
1960
as George
Freedom Radio
1941
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
Destination Death
1956
as Police Sgt(uncredited)
The Missing Man
1953
as Inspector Haslett (uncredited)
The Pyrates
1986
as Captain Yardley
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
1963
as Horg
The Middle Watch
1940
as Sailor (uncredited)
So Well Remembered
1947
as Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)
The Floating Dutchman
1954
as Gaoler (uncredited)
A Woman's Temptation
1959
as Radio operator
Innocent Meeting
1959
as Macey
Links of Justice
1958
as Usher
Keep It Clean
1956
as Police Sergeant
The Hide-Out
1956
as Greeko
The Blazing Caravan
1954
as Publican (uncredited)
Devil's Point
1954
as Marne
Blonde Blackmailer
1955
as Scotland Yard Detective
The Mysterious Bullet
1955
as Davy Charlesworth
The Last Load
1948
as Senior Police Officer (uncredited)
Nothing Venture
1948
as Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Crooked Sky
1957
as Commisioner
Date at Midnight
1960
as Inspector
About Howard Lang
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. With 90 credits spanning from 1940 to 1986, Howard Lang has appeared in 62 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Howard Lang Movies
- Ben-Hur (1959) — as Hortator (uncredited)
- The Haunting (1963) — as Hugh Crain (uncredited)
- A Night to Remember (1958) — as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) — as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
- Great Expectations (1946) — as Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
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