Howard Lang

Known for
Acting
Born
March 20, 1911
Died
December 11, 1989 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Marylebone, London, England, UK

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

1986
The Pyrates

The Pyrates

Movie · as Captain Yardley

1985
The Pickwick Papers poster

The Pickwick Papers

TV · as Tony Weller · 4 eps

1984
The Last Days of Pompeii poster

The Last Days of Pompeii

TV · as Medon · 3 eps

1982
Jane poster

Jane

TV · as Churchill · 1 ep

1972
It's Murder. But Is It Art? poster

It's Murder. But Is It Art?

TV · as Chief Constable · 3 eps

1971
10 Rillington Place poster

10 Rillington Place

Movie

1971
Macbeth poster

Macbeth

Movie · as Old Soldier (uncredited)

1971
The Onedin Line poster

The Onedin Line

TV · as Captain Baines · 91 eps

1971
The Persuaders! poster

The Persuaders!

TV · as Coalition Club Member (uncredited) · 1 ep

1970
Perfect Friday poster

Perfect Friday

Movie · as Bank Commissionaire

1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII poster

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

TV · as Sir John Seymour · 1 ep

1968
The Basil Brush Show poster

The Basil Brush Show

TV · 1 ep

1966
King of the River

King of the River

TV · as Captain Friar · 1 ep

1965
Personal and Confidential poster

Personal and Confidential

Movie · as Abbott

1965
Gideon's Way poster

Gideon's Way

TV · as Sergeant Fowler · 1 ep

1964
Nothing But the Best poster

Nothing But the Best

Movie · as Jutson

1964
HMS Paradise

HMS Paradise

TV · as Commander Bell · 1 ep

1964
Horizon poster

Horizon

TV · as Mr. Rothery · 1 ep

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Grimmett · 1 ep

1963
The Haunting poster

The Haunting

Movie · as Hugh Crain (uncredited)

1963
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child poster

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Movie · as Horg

1963
Sergeant Cork poster

Sergeant Cork

TV · as Drayman · 1 ep

1962
The Scales of Justice poster

The Scales of Justice

TV · as Abbott · 1 ep

1961
Gorgo poster

Gorgo

Movie · as First Colonel

1961
The Curse of the Werewolf poster

The Curse of the Werewolf

Movie · as Irate Farmer (uncredited)

1961
No Love for Johnnie poster

No Love for Johnnie

Movie · as Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)

1961
Sir Francis Drake poster

Sir Francis Drake

TV · as Grenville · 15 eps

1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde poster

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

Movie · as Court Usher

1960
Jackpot poster

Jackpot

Movie · as George

1960
Night Train for Inverness poster

Night Train for Inverness

Movie · as Sergeant

1960
Date at Midnight

Date at Midnight

Movie · as Inspector

1959
Ben-Hur poster

Ben-Hur

Movie · as Hortator (uncredited)

1959
Man Accused poster

Man Accused

Movie · as Police Sergeant

1959
The Giant Behemoth poster

The Giant Behemoth

Movie · as Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)

1959
A Woman's Temptation

A Woman's Temptation

Movie · as Radio operator

1959
Innocent Meeting poster

Innocent Meeting

Movie · as Macey

1959
The Siege of Pinchgut poster

The Siege of Pinchgut

Movie · as Whitsun (Uncredited)

1959
Interpol Calling poster

Interpol Calling

TV · as Commander Siddons · 1 ep

1958
Corridors of Blood poster

Corridors of Blood

Movie · as Chief Inspector

1958
Dunkirk poster

Dunkirk

Movie · as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)

1958
A Night to Remember poster

A Night to Remember

Movie · as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)

1958
Links of Justice

Links of Justice

Movie · as Usher

1958
The Adventures of William Tell poster

The Adventures of William Tell

TV · as Schmidt · 1 ep

1958
Sword of Freedom poster

Sword of Freedom

TV · as Major Domo · 1 ep

1958
African Patrol

African Patrol

TV · as Brad, Collins · 1 ep

1957
The Birthday Present poster

The Birthday Present

Movie · as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)

1957
The Big Chance poster

The Big Chance

Movie · as Saw Mill Man

1957
The Crooked Sky poster

The Crooked Sky

Movie · as Commisioner

1957
The One That Got Away poster

The One That Got Away

Movie · as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)

1957
O.S.S.

O.S.S.

TV · 26 eps

1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

TV · as Polish Bosun · 1 ep

1957
White Hunter

White Hunter

TV · as Burrows · 1 ep

1956
The Hide-Out poster

The Hide-Out

Movie · as Greeko

1956
Eyewitness poster

Eyewitness

Movie · as Cinema Commissionaire

1956
Tiger in the Smoke poster

Tiger in the Smoke

Movie · as Detective (uncredited)

1956
Keep It Clean poster

Keep It Clean

Movie · as Police Sergeant

1956
Destination Death

Destination Death

Movie · as Police Sgt(uncredited)

1956
The Battle of the River Plate poster

The Battle of the River Plate

Movie · as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

1956
The Adventures of the Big Man

The Adventures of the Big Man

TV · as Balford · 3 eps

1955
The Mysterious Bullet

The Mysterious Bullet

Movie · as Davy Charlesworth

1955
Blonde Blackmailer poster

Blonde Blackmailer

Movie · as Scotland Yard Detective

1955
ITV Play of the Week poster

ITV Play of the Week

TV · as George Hutton · 1 ep

1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

TV · as Landlord, Inn Patron with Password (uncredited) · 1 ep

1954
The Men of Sherwood Forest poster

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Movie · as Town Crier

1954
Devil's Point poster

Devil's Point

Movie · as Marne

1954
The Floating Dutchman poster

The Floating Dutchman

Movie · as Gaoler (uncredited)

1954
The Blazing Caravan poster

The Blazing Caravan

Movie · as Publican (uncredited)

1954
The House Across the Lake poster

The House Across the Lake

Movie · as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)

1954
The Rainbow Jacket poster

The Rainbow Jacket

Movie · as Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)

1954
Beau Brummell poster

Beau Brummell

Movie · as Hecker (uncredited)

1953
Counterspy poster

Counterspy

Movie · as Policeman

1953
Street of Shadows poster

Street of Shadows

Movie · as Card Player (uncredited)

1953
The Missing Man poster

The Missing Man

Movie · as Inspector Haslett (uncredited)

1951
Pool of London poster

Pool of London

Movie · as Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)

1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. poster

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Movie · as Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)

1951
The Lavender Hill Mob poster

The Lavender Hill Mob

Movie · as Policeman at window (uncredited)

1951
High Treason poster

High Treason

Movie · as Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited), Policeman (uncredited)

1950
The Mudlark poster

The Mudlark

Movie · as Footman (uncredited)

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Courier - Pilot, Sir John Lowther, Party Guest · 1 ep

1948
Nothing Venture poster

Nothing Venture

Movie · as Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)

1948
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Servant (uncredited)

1948
The Last Load poster

The Last Load

Movie · as Senior Police Officer (uncredited)

1947
So Well Remembered poster

So Well Remembered

Movie · as Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)

1947
Jassy poster

Jassy

Movie · as Juryman (uncredited)

1946
Great Expectations poster

Great Expectations

Movie · as Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)

1941
Freedom Radio poster

Freedom Radio

Movie · as Radio Operator (uncredited)

1940
Night Train to Munich poster

Night Train to Munich

Movie

1940
The Middle Watch

The Middle Watch

Movie · as Sailor (uncredited)

1940
Convoy poster

Convoy

Movie · as Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

1940
Neutral Port

Neutral Port

Movie · as German Naval Officer (uncredited)