Howard Lang
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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Known For
Acting History
1986
The Pyrates as Captain Yardley
1985The Pickwick Papers as Tony Weller
1984The Last Days of Pompeii as Medon
1983The Winds of War as Winston Churchill
1982Jane as Churchill
1972It's Murder. But Is It Art? as Chief Constable
1971Macbeth as Old Soldier (uncredited)
1971The Onedin Line as Captain Baines
1971The Persuaders! as Coalition Club Member (uncredited)
197110 Rillington Place
1970Perfect Friday as Bank Commissionaire
1970The Six Wives of Henry VIII as Sir John Seymour
1968The Basil Brush Show
1966King of the River as Captain Friar
1965Gideon's Way as Sergeant Fowler
1964HMS Paradise as Commander Bell
1964Theatre 625 as Grimmett
1964Nothing But the Best as Jutson
1964Horizon as Mr. Rothery
1963Doctor Who as Horg
1963Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child as Horg
1963Sergeant Cork as Drayman
1963Corridors of Blood as Chief Inspector
1963The Haunting as Hugh Crain (uncredited)
1962The Scales of Justice as Abbott
1961Sir Francis Drake as Grenville
1961The Curse of the Werewolf as Irate Farmer (uncredited)
1961No Love for Johnnie as Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
1961Gorgo as First Colonel
1960The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Court Usher
1960Date at Midnight as Inspector
1960Night Train for Inverness as Sergeant
1960Jackpot as George
1959A Woman's Temptation as Radio operator
1959Ben-Hur as Hortator (uncredited)
1959Man Accused as Police Sergeant
1959Interpol Calling as Commander Siddons
1959Innocent Meeting as Macey
1959The Giant Behemoth as Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
1958The Adventures of William Tell as Schmidt
1958A Night to Remember as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
1958African Patrol as Brad
1958African Patrol as Collins
1958Dunkirk as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
1958Sword of Freedom as Major Domo
1957The One That Got Away as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
1957The Birthday Present as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
1957White Hunter as Burrows
1957O.S.S.
1957The Big Chance as Saw Mill Man
1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! as Polish Bosun
1957The Crooked Sky as Commisioner
1956The Hide-Out as Greeko
1956Tiger in the Smoke as Detective (uncredited)
1956The Battle of the River Plate as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
1956Destination Death as Police Sgt(uncredited)
1956Eyewitness as Cinema Commissionaire
1956The Adventures of the Big Man as Balford
1956Keep It Clean as Police Sergeant
1955Blonde Blackmailer as Scotland Yard Detective
1955ITV Play of the Week as George Hutton
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Landlord
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Inn Patron with Password (uncredited)
1955The Mysterious Bullet as Davy Charlesworth
1954Devil's Point as Marne
1954Beau Brummell as Hecker (uncredited)
1954The Men of Sherwood Forest as Town Crier
1954The Rainbow Jacket as Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)
1954The House Across the Lake as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
1954The Floating Dutchman as Gaoler (uncredited)
1954The Blazing Caravan as Publican (uncredited)
1953Street of Shadows as Card Player (uncredited)
1953Counterspy as Policeman
1953The Missing Man as Inspector Haslett (uncredited)
1951High Treason as Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)
1951High Treason as Policeman (uncredited)
1951The Lavender Hill Mob as Policeman at window (uncredited)
1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. as Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)
1951Pool of London as Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
1950The Mudlark as Footman (uncredited)
1950Sunday Night Theatre as Courier - Pilot
1950Sunday Night Theatre as Sir John Lowther
1950Sunday Night Theatre as Party Guest
1948Hamlet as Servant (uncredited)
1948Nothing Venture as Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)
1948The Last Load as Senior Police Officer (uncredited)
1947Jassy as Juryman (uncredited)
1947So Well Remembered as Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)
1946Great Expectations as Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
1941Freedom Radio as Radio Operator (uncredited)
1940Neutral Port as German Naval Officer (uncredited)
1940Convoy as Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
1940Night Train to Munich
1940The Middle Watch as Sailor (uncredited)