Howard Lang

Mar 20, 1911 - Dec 11, 1989 (78 years old) in Marylebone, London, England, UK

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

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Doctor Who

Horg

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Horizon

Mr. Rothery

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The Persuaders!

Coalition Club Member (uncredited)

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Theatre 625

Grimmett

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Ben-Hur

Hortator (uncredited)

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Sunday Night Theatre

Courier - Pilot

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

Landlord

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Interpol Calling

Commander Siddons

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The Adventures of William Tell

Schmidt

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The Onedin Line

Captain Baines

Credits

The Pyrates 1986

Captain Yardley

★ NR
The Pickwick Papers 1985

Tony Weller

★ 6.3
The Last Days of Pompeii 1984

Medon

★ 7.3
The Winds of War 1983

Winston Churchill

★ 7.2
Jane 1982

Churchill

★ 6.5
It's Murder. But Is It Art? 1972

Chief Constable

★ NR
Macbeth 1971

Old Soldier (uncredited)

★ 7.1
The Onedin Line 1971

Captain Baines

★ 6.8
The Persuaders! 1971

Coalition Club Member (uncredited)

★ 7.6
10 Rillington Place 1971

★ 7.3
Perfect Friday 1970

Bank Commissionaire

★ 6.2
The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1970

Sir John Seymour

★ 8.1
The Basil Brush Show 1968

★ 6
King of the River 1966

Captain Friar

★ NR
Gideon's Way 1965

Sergeant Fowler

★ 6.8
HMS Paradise 1964

Commander Bell

★ NR
Theatre 625 1964

Grimmett

★ 7.2
Nothing But the Best 1964

Jutson

★ 5.8
Horizon 1964

Mr. Rothery

★ 7.4
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child 1963

Horg

★ 7.4
Doctor Who 1963

Horg

★ 7.9
Sergeant Cork 1963

Drayman

★ 6.5
Corridors of Blood 1963

Chief Inspector

★ 6.2
The Haunting 1963

Hugh Crain (uncredited)

★ 7.1
The Scales of Justice 1962

Abbott

★ 6.7
Sir Francis Drake 1961

Grenville

★ 4.5
The Curse of the Werewolf 1961

Irate Farmer (uncredited)

★ 6.5
No Love for Johnnie 1961

Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Gorgo 1961

First Colonel

★ 5.3
The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960

Court Usher

★ 6.2
Date at Midnight 1960

Inspector

★ NR
Jackpot 1960

George

★ 5
Night Train for Inverness 1960

Sergeant

★ 5.8
A Woman's Temptation 1959

Radio operator

★ 6
Ben-Hur 1959

Hortator (uncredited)

★ 7.9
Man Accused 1959

Police Sergeant

★ NR
Interpol Calling 1959

Commander Siddons

★ 6.7
Innocent Meeting 1959

Macey

★ 5.5
The Giant Behemoth 1959

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

★ 5.7
The Adventures of William Tell 1958

Schmidt

★ 6.3
A Night to Remember 1958

Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)

★ 7.7
African Patrol 1958

Brad

★ NR
Dunkirk 1958

Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Sword of Freedom 1958

Major Domo

★ 5
The One That Got Away 1957

Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Birthday Present 1957

Cellblock Officer (uncredited)

★ 7.1
White Hunter 1957

Burrows

★ NR
O.S.S. 1957

★ NR
The Big Chance 1957

Saw Mill Man

★ 2.7
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! 1957

Polish Bosun

★ NR
The Crooked Sky 1957

Commisioner

★ 5.7
The Hide-Out 1956

Greeko

★ 3.9
Tiger in the Smoke 1956

Detective (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Battle of the River Plate 1956

Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Destination Death 1956

Police Sgt(uncredited)

★ NR
Eyewitness 1956

Cinema Commissionaire

★ 6.7
The Adventures of the Big Man 1956

Balford

★ NR
Keep It Clean 1956

Police Sergeant

★ 4.6
Blonde Blackmailer 1955

Scotland Yard Detective

★ NR
ITV Play of the Week 1955

George Hutton

★ 4
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1955

Landlord

★ 6.3
The Mysterious Bullet 1955

Davy Charlesworth

★ NR
Devil's Point 1954

Marne

★ NR
Beau Brummell 1954

Hecker (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Men of Sherwood Forest 1954

Town Crier

★ 6.6
The Rainbow Jacket 1954

Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)

★ 6.9
The House Across the Lake 1954

Inspector Edgar (uncredited)

★ 5.5
The Floating Dutchman 1954

Gaoler (uncredited)

★ 6
The Blazing Caravan 1954

Publican (uncredited)

★ NR
Street of Shadows 1953

Card Player (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Counterspy 1953

Policeman

★ 4.5
The Missing Man 1953

Inspector Haslett (uncredited)

★ NR
High Treason 1951

Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)

★ 5.3
The Lavender Hill Mob 1951

Policeman at window (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 1951

Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Pool of London 1951

Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Mudlark 1950

Footman (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Sunday Night Theatre 1950

Courier - Pilot

★ 3.5
Hamlet 1948

Servant (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Nothing Venture 1948

Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)

★ NR
The Last Load 1948

Senior Police Officer (uncredited)

★ NR
Jassy 1947

Juryman (uncredited)

★ 5.4
So Well Remembered 1947

Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)

★ 5
Great Expectations 1946

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

★ 7.3
Freedom Radio 1941

Radio Operator (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Neutral Port 1940

German Naval Officer (uncredited)

★ 6
Convoy 1940

Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Night Train to Munich 1940

★ 7.3
The Middle Watch 1940

Sailor (uncredited)

★ 5