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Acting

Howard Lang

Born 20 March 1911 · Marylebone, London, England, UK · Died 11 December 1989 at 78

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

Highlights

Ben-Hur1959 · Film · Hortator (uncredited)
The Haunting1963 · Film · Hugh Crain (uncredited)
A Night to Remember1958 · Film · Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
Great Expectations1946 · Film · Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
Hamlet1948 · Film · Servant (uncredited)
The Lavender Hill Mob1951 · Film · Policeman at window (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

54 films

Macbeth1971 · Film · Old Soldier (uncredited)
10 Rillington Place1971 · Film
Perfect Friday1970 · Film · Bank Commissionaire
Nothing But the Best1964 · Film · Jutson
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child1963 · Film · Horg
The Haunting1963 · Film · Hugh Crain (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf1961 · Film · Irate Farmer (uncredited)
No Love for Johnnie1961 · Film · Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
Gorgo1961 · Film · First Colonel
The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960 · Film · Court Usher
Jackpot1960 · Film · George
Night Train for Inverness1960 · Film · Sergeant
Ben-Hur1959 · Film · Hortator (uncredited)
Man Accused1959 · Film · Police Sergeant
The Siege of Pinchgut1959 · Film · Whitsun (Uncredited)
Innocent Meeting1959 · Film · Macey
The Giant Behemoth1959 · Film · Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
Corridors of Blood1958 · Film · Chief Inspector
A Night to Remember1958 · Film · Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
Dunkirk1958 · Film · Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
The One That Got Away1957 · Film · Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
The Birthday Present1957 · Film · Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
The Big Chance1957 · Film · Saw Mill Man
The Crooked Sky1957 · Film · Commisioner
The Hide-Out1956 · Film · Greeko
Tiger in the Smoke1956 · Film · Detective (uncredited)
The Battle of the River Plate1956 · Film · Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Eyewitness1956 · Film · Cinema Commissionaire
Keep It Clean1956 · Film · Police Sergeant
Blonde Blackmailer1955 · Film · Scotland Yard Detective
Devil's Point1954 · Film · Marne
Beau Brummell1954 · Film · Hecker (uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest1954 · Film · Town Crier
The Rainbow Jacket1954 · Film · Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)
The House Across the Lake1954 · Film · Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
The Floating Dutchman1954 · Film · Gaoler (uncredited)
The Blazing Caravan1954 · Film · Publican (uncredited)
Street of Shadows1953 · Film · Card Player (uncredited)
Counterspy1953 · Film · Policeman
The Missing Man1953 · Film · Inspector Haslett (uncredited)
High Treason1951 · Film · Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)
The Lavender Hill Mob1951 · Film · Policeman at window (uncredited)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.1951 · Film · Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)
Pool of London1951 · Film · Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
The Mudlark1950 · Film · Footman (uncredited)
Hamlet1948 · Film · Servant (uncredited)
Nothing Venture1948 · Film · Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Last Load1948 · Film · Senior Police Officer (uncredited)
Jassy1947 · Film · Juryman (uncredited)
So Well Remembered1947 · Film · Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)
Great Expectations1946 · Film · Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
Freedom Radio1941 · Film · Radio Operator (uncredited)
Convoy1940 · Film · Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
Night Train to Munich1940 · Film

Filmography

Series

20 shows

The Pickwick Papers1985 · Series · Tony Weller
The Last Days of Pompeii1984 · Series · Medon
Jane1982 · Series · Churchill
It's Murder. But Is It Art?1972 · Series · Chief Constable
The Onedin Line1971 · Series · Captain Baines
The Persuaders!1971 · Series · Coalition Club Member (uncredited)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII1970 · Series · Sir John Seymour
The Basil Brush Show1968 · Series
Gideon's Way1965 · Series · Sergeant Fowler
Theatre 6251964 · Series · Grimmett
Horizon1964 · Series · Mr. Rothery
Sergeant Cork1963 · Series · Drayman
The Scales of Justice1962 · Series · Abbott
Sir Francis Drake1961 · Series · Grenville
Interpol Calling1959 · Series · Commander Siddons
The Adventures of William Tell1958 · Series · Schmidt
Sword of Freedom1958 · Series · Major Domo
ITV Play of the Week1955 · Series · George Hutton
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · Series · Landlord
Sunday Night Theatre1950 · Series · Courier - Pilot