Howard Lang

Howard Lang

Acting

Birthday

1911/03/20

Day of death

1989/12/11 (78 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Marylebone, London, England, UK

Also know 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.

Acting
The Men of Sherwood Forest
6.7

(1954) The Men of Sherwood Forest

as Town Crier

The Haunting
7.1

(1963) The Haunting

as Hugh Crain (uncredited)

Devil's Point
0.0

(1954) Devil's Point

as Marne

10 Rillington Place
7.3

(1971) 10 Rillington Place

as ---

Night Train to Munich
7.3

(1940) Night Train to Munich

as ---

Counterspy
4.5

(1953) Counterspy

as Policeman

The Hide-Out
3.7

(1956) The Hide-Out

as Greeko

Gorgo
5.3

(1961) Gorgo

as First Colonel

Pool of London
6.5

(1951) Pool of London

as Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)

The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.3

(1960) The Trials of Oscar Wilde

as Court Usher

Ben-Hur
7.9

(1959) Ben-Hur

as Hortator (uncredited)

The Birthday Present
7.1

(1957) The Birthday Present

as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)

Man Accused
0.0

(1959) Man Accused

as Police Sergeant

Perfect Friday
6.1

(1970) Perfect Friday

as Bank Commissionaire

Corridors of Blood
6.1

(1963) Corridors of Blood

as Chief Inspector

Behemoth, the Sea Monster
5.8

(1959) The Giant Behemoth

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

Jackpot
5.0

(1960) Jackpot

as George

Eyewitness
6.7

(1956) Eyewitness

as Cinema Commissionaire

Tiger in the Smoke
6.5

(1956) Tiger in the Smoke

as Detective (uncredited)

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
7.4

(1963) Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

as Horg

The Big Chance
2.7

(1957) The Big Chance

as Saw Mill Man

Nothing But the Best
5.8

(1964) Nothing But the Best

as Jutson

Night Train for Inverness
5.8

(1960) Night Train for Inverness

as Sergeant

6.0

(1959) A Woman's Temptation

as Radio operator

0.0

(1986) The Pyrates

as Captain Yardley

Macbeth
7.1

(1971) Macbeth

as Old Soldier (uncredited)

5.0

(1940) The Middle Watch

as Sailor (uncredited)

Convoy
5.4

(1940) Convoy

as Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

6.0

(1940) Neutral Port

as German Naval Officer (uncredited)

Freedom Radio
6.3

(1941) Freedom Radio

as Radio Operator (uncredited)

Great Expectations
7.3

(1946) Great Expectations

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

So Well Remembered
5.0

(1947) So Well Remembered

as Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)

Jassy
5.4

(1947) Jassy

as Juryman (uncredited)

Nothing Venture
0.0

(1948) Nothing Venture

as Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)

Hamlet
7.4

(1948) Hamlet

as Servant (uncredited)

The Last Load
0.0

(1948) The Last Load

as Senior Police Officer (uncredited)

The Mudlark
6.5

(1950) The Mudlark

as Footman (uncredited)

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
6.9

(1951) Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

as Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)

The Lavender Hill Mob
7.2

(1951) The Lavender Hill Mob

as Policeman at window (uncredited)

High Treason
5.3

(1951) High Treason

as Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)

Street of Shadows
5.2

(1953) Street of Shadows

as Card Player (uncredited)

The Missing Man
0.0

(1953) The Missing Man

as Inspector Haslett (uncredited)

The Floating Dutchman
6.0

(1954) The Floating Dutchman

as Gaoler (uncredited)

The Blazing Caravan
0.0

(1954) The Blazing Caravan

as Publican (uncredited)

The House Across the Lake
5.4

(1954) The House Across the Lake

as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)

The Rainbow Jacket
6.9

(1954) The Rainbow Jacket

as Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)

Beau Brummell
6.5

(1954) Beau Brummell

as Hecker (uncredited)

0.0

(1955) The Mysterious Bullet

as Davy Charlesworth

Blonde Blackmailer
0.0

(1955) Blonde Blackmailer

as Scotland Yard Detective

Keep It Clean
4.6

(1956) Keep It Clean

as Police Sergeant

0.0

(1956) Destination Death

as Police Sgt(uncredited)

The Battle of the River Plate
6.3

(1956) The Battle of the River Plate

as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

The Crooked Sky
5.7

(1957) The Crooked Sky

as Commisioner

The One That Got Away
6.8

(1957) The One That Got Away

as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)

Dunkirk
6.8

(1958) Dunkirk

as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)

A Night to Remember
7.7

(1958) A Night to Remember

as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)

Innocent Meeting
5.5

(1959) Innocent Meeting

as Macey

High Treason
5.3

(1951) High Treason

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Scales of Justice
6.7

(1962) The Scales of Justice

as Abbott

Interpol Calling
6.7

(1959) Interpol Calling

as Commander Siddons

0.0

(1957) O.S.S.

as ---

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
8.1

(1970) The Six Wives of Henry VIII

as Sir John Seymour

Sir Francis Drake
4.5

(1961) Sir Francis Drake

as Grenville

Doctor Who
7.9

(1963) Doctor Who

as Horg

The Onedin Line
6.8

(1971) The Onedin Line

as Captain Baines

The Last Days of Pompeii
7.3

(1984) The Last Days of Pompeii

as Medon

Gideon's Way
6.8

(1965) Gideon's Way

as Sergeant Fowler

The Winds of War
7.2

(1983) The Winds of War

as Winston Churchill

The Adventures of William Tell
6.3

(1958) The Adventures of William Tell

as Schmidt

0.0

(1964) HMS Paradise

as Commander Bell

0.0

(1966) King of the River

as Captain Friar

Jane
6.5

(1982) Jane

as Churchill

The Pickwick Papers
6.3

(1985) The Pickwick Papers

as Tony Weller

The Basil Brush Show
6.0

(1968) The Basil Brush Show

as ---

The Persuaders!
7.6

(1971) The Persuaders!

as Coalition Club Member (uncredited)

Horizon
7.4

(1964) Horizon

as Mr. Rothery

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5

(1950) Sunday Night Theatre

as Courier - Pilot

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5

(1950) Sunday Night Theatre

as Sir John Lowther

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5

(1950) Sunday Night Theatre

as Party Guest

ITV Play of the Week
4.0

(1955) ITV Play of the Week

as George Hutton

0.0

(1956) The Adventures of the Big Man

as Balford

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.3

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Landlord

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.3

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Inn Patron with Password (uncredited)

0.0

(1957) Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

as Polish Bosun

0.0

(1957) White Hunter

as Burrows

Sword of Freedom
5.0

(1958) Sword of Freedom

as Major Domo

0.0

(1958) African Patrol

as Brad

0.0

(1958) African Patrol

as Collins

Sergeant Cork
6.5

(1963) Sergeant Cork

as Drayman

Theatre 625
7.2

(1964) Theatre 625

as Grimmett

It's Murder. But Is It Art?
0.0

(1972) It's Murder. But Is It Art?

as Chief Constable