Howard Lang
Known for
Acting
Life
1911 – 1989 (aged 78)
Born in
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb89 acting credits
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
Ben-Hur
18 Nov 1959
The Haunting
28 Mar 1963
Great Expectations
26 Dec 1946
Macbeth
20 Dec 1971
Hamlet
10 Dec 1948
A Night to Remember
03 Jul 1958
The Lavender Hill Mob
28 Jun 1951
10 Rillington Place
10 Feb 1971
Filmography
1986
- The Pyratesas Captain Yardley
1985
- The Pickwick Papersas Tony Weller4 episodes
1984
- The Last Days of Pompeiias Medon3 episodes
1982
- Janeas Churchill1 episode
1972
- It's Murder. But Is It Art?as Chief Constable3 episodes
1971
- Macbethas Old Soldier (uncredited)
- The Onedin Lineas Captain Baines91 episodes
- The Persuaders!as Coalition Club Member (uncredited)1 episode
- 10 Rillington Place
1970
- Perfect Fridayas Bank Commissionaire
- The Six Wives of Henry VIIIas Sir John Seymour1 episode
1968
- The Basil Brush Show1 episode
1966
- King of the Riveras Captain Friar1 episode
1965
- Gideon's Wayas Sergeant Fowler1 episode
1964
- HMS Paradiseas Commander Bell1 episode
- Theatre 625as Grimmett1 episode
- Nothing But the Bestas Jutson
- Horizonas Mr. Rothery1 episode
1963
- Doctor Who: An Unearthly Childas Horg
- Sergeant Corkas Drayman1 episode
- The Hauntingas Hugh Crain (uncredited)
1962
- The Scales of Justiceas Abbott1 episode
1961
- Sir Francis Drakeas Grenville15 episodes
- The Curse of the Werewolfas Irate Farmer (uncredited)
- No Love for Johnnieas Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
- Gorgoas First Colonel
1960
- The Trials of Oscar Wildeas Court Usher
- Date at Midnightas Inspector
- Jackpotas George
- Night Train for Invernessas Sergeant
1959
- A Woman's Temptationas Radio operator
- Ben-Huras Hortator (uncredited)
- Man Accusedas Police Sergeant
- Interpol Callingas Commander Siddons1 episode
- The Siege of Pinchgutas Whitsun (Uncredited)
- Innocent Meetingas Macey
- The Giant Behemothas Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
1958
- Corridors of Bloodas Chief Inspector
- Links of Justiceas Usher
- The Adventures of William Tellas Schmidt1 episode
- A Night to Rememberas Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
- African Patrolas Collins1 episode
- Dunkirkas Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
- Sword of Freedomas Major Domo1 episode
1957
- The One That Got Awayas Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
- The Birthday Presentas Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
- White Hunteras Burrows1 episode
- O.S.S.26 episodes
- The Big Chanceas Saw Mill Man
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!as Polish Bosun1 episode
- The Crooked Skyas Commisioner
1956
- The Hide-Outas Greeko
- Tiger in the Smokeas Detective (uncredited)
- The Battle of the River Plateas Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
- Destination Deathas Police Sgt(uncredited)
- Eyewitnessas Cinema Commissionaire
- The Adventures of the Big Manas Balford3 episodes
- Keep It Cleanas Police Sergeant
1955
- Blonde Blackmaileras Scotland Yard Detective
- ITV Play of the Weekas George Hutton1 episode
- The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Inn Patron with Password (uncredited)1 episode
- The Mysterious Bulletas Davy Charlesworth
1954
- Devil's Pointas Marne
- Beau Brummellas Hecker (uncredited)
- The Men of Sherwood Forestas Town Crier
- The Rainbow Jacketas Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)
- The House Across the Lakeas Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
- The Floating Dutchmanas Gaoler (uncredited)
- The Blazing Caravanas Publican (uncredited)
1953
- Street of Shadowsas Card Player (uncredited)
- Counterspyas Policeman
- The Missing Manas Inspector Haslett (uncredited)
1951
- High Treasonas Policeman (uncredited)
- The Lavender Hill Mobas Policeman at window (uncredited)
- Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.as Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)
- Pool of Londonas Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
1950
- The Mudlarkas Footman (uncredited)
- Sunday Night Theatreas Party Guest1 episode
1948
- Hamletas Servant (uncredited)
- Nothing Ventureas Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)
- The Last Loadas Senior Police Officer (uncredited)
1947
- Jassyas Juryman (uncredited)
- So Well Rememberedas Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)
1946
- Great Expectationsas Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
1941
- Freedom Radioas Radio Operator (uncredited)
1940
- Neutral Portas German Naval Officer (uncredited)
- Convoyas Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
- Night Train to Munich
- The Middle Watchas Sailor (uncredited)