Acting
Howard Lang
Born 1911-03-20
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Department: Acting
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.
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Ben-Hur
1959
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The Haunting
1963
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Great Expectations
1946
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Horizon
1964
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A Night to Remember
1958
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Macbeth
1971
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Hamlet
1948
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The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
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The Persuaders!
1971
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Theatre 625
1964
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (94 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pyrates | Captain Yardley | Movie | 1986 | |
 | The Pickwick Papers | Tony Weller | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Medon | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Jane | Churchill | TV Series | 1982 |
 | It's Murder. But Is It Art? | Chief Constable | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Macbeth | Old Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Onedin Line | Captain Baines | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Persuaders! | Coalition Club Member (uncredited) | TV Series | 1971 |
 | 10 Rillington Place | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Perfect Friday | Bank Commissionaire | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Sir John Seymour | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Basil Brush Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
| King of the River | Captain Friar | TV Series | 1966 | |
 | Gideon's Way | Sergeant Fowler | TV Series | 1965 |
| HMS Paradise | Commander Bell | TV Series | 1964 | |
 | Theatre 625 | Grimmett | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Nothing But the Best | Jutson | Movie | 1964 |
 | Horizon | Mr. Rothery | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child | Horg | Movie | 1963 |
 | Sergeant Cork | Drayman | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Haunting | Hugh Crain (uncredited) | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Scales of Justice | Abbott | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Sir Francis Drake | Grenville | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Curse of the Werewolf | Irate Farmer (uncredited) | Movie | 1961 |
 | No Love for Johnnie | Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited) | Movie | 1961 |
 | Gorgo | First Colonel | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Court Usher | Movie | 1960 |
| Date at Midnight | Inspector | Movie | 1960 | |
 | Jackpot | George | Movie | 1960 |
 | Night Train for Inverness | Sergeant | Movie | 1960 |
| A Woman's Temptation | Radio operator | Movie | 1959 | |
 | Ben-Hur | Hortator (uncredited) | Movie | 1959 |
 | Man Accused | Police Sergeant | Movie | 1959 |
 | Interpol Calling | Commander Siddons | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Siege of Pinchgut | Whitsun (Uncredited) | Movie | 1959 |
 | Innocent Meeting | Macey | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Giant Behemoth | Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited) | Movie | 1959 |
 | Corridors of Blood | Chief Inspector | Movie | 1958 |
| Links of Justice | Usher | Movie | 1958 | |
 | The Adventures of William Tell | Schmidt | TV Series | 1958 |
 | A Night to Remember | Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
| African Patrol | Brad | TV Series | 1958 | |
| African Patrol | Collins | TV Series | 1958 | |
 | Dunkirk | Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | Sword of Freedom | Major Domo | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The One That Got Away | Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Birthday Present | Cellblock Officer (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
| White Hunter | Burrows | TV Series | 1957 | |
| O.S.S. | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 | |
 | The Big Chance | Saw Mill Man | Movie | 1957 |
| Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! | Polish Bosun | TV Series | 1957 | |
 | The Crooked Sky | Commisioner | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Hide-Out | Greeko | Movie | 1956 |
 | Tiger in the Smoke | Detective (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Battle of the River Plate | Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
| Destination Death | Police Sgt(uncredited) | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Eyewitness | Cinema Commissionaire | Movie | 1956 |
| The Adventures of the Big Man | Balford | TV Series | 1956 | |
 | Keep It Clean | Police Sergeant | Movie | 1956 |
 | Blonde Blackmailer | Scotland Yard Detective | Movie | 1955 |
 | ITV Play of the Week | George Hutton | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Landlord | TV Series | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Inn Patron with Password (uncredited) | TV Series | 1955 |
| The Mysterious Bullet | Davy Charlesworth | Movie | 1955 | |
 | Devil's Point | Marne | Movie | 1954 |
 | Beau Brummell | Hecker (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Men of Sherwood Forest | Town Crier | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Rainbow Jacket | Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | The House Across the Lake | Inspector Edgar (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Floating Dutchman | Gaoler (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Blazing Caravan | Publican (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | Street of Shadows | Card Player (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | Counterspy | Policeman | Movie | 1953 |
| The Missing Man | Inspector Haslett (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | High Treason | Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
| High Treason | Policeman (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Policeman at window (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. | Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | Pool of London | Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Mudlark | Footman (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Sunday Night Theatre | Courier - Pilot | TV Series | 1950 |
| Sunday Night Theatre | Sir John Lowther | TV Series | 1950 |
| Sunday Night Theatre | Party Guest | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Hamlet | Servant (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Nothing Venture | Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Last Load | Senior Police Officer (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Jassy | Juryman (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | So Well Remembered | Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Great Expectations | Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Freedom Radio | Radio Operator (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
| Neutral Port | German Naval Officer (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 | |
 | Convoy | Gunnery Officer (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Night Train to Munich | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1940 |
| The Middle Watch | Sailor (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |