Howard Lang

Personal Info

Birthday

March 20, 1911

Day of Death

1989-12-11

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Marylebone, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Donald Yarranton

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.

Known For

Horizon

Doctor Who

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Persuaders!

ITV Play of the Week

The Onedin Line

Interpol Calling

The Adventures of William Tell

Filmography

1986
The Pyrates
as Captain Yardley
1971
Macbeth
as Old Soldier (uncredited)
1970
Perfect Friday
as Bank Commissionaire
1964
Nothing But the Best
as Jutson
1963
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
as Horg
The Haunting
as Hugh Crain (uncredited)
1961
Gorgo
as First Colonel
1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Court Usher
Jackpot
as George
Night Train for Inverness
as Sergeant
1959
Ben-Hur
as Hortator (uncredited)
Man Accused
as Police Sergeant
Innocent Meeting
as Macey
The Giant Behemoth
as Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
1958
Corridors of Blood
as Chief Inspector
A Night to Remember
as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
Dunkirk
as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
1957
The One That Got Away
as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
The Birthday Present
as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
The Big Chance
as Saw Mill Man
The Crooked Sky
as Commisioner
1956
The Hide-Out
as Greeko
Tiger in the Smoke
as Detective (uncredited)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Destination Death
as Police Sgt(uncredited)
Eyewitness
as Cinema Commissionaire
Keep It Clean
as Police Sergeant
1955
Blonde Blackmailer
as Scotland Yard Detective
The Mysterious Bullet
as Davy Charlesworth
1954
Devil's Point
as Marne
Beau Brummell
as Hecker (uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
as Town Crier
The Rainbow Jacket
as Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)
The House Across the Lake
as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
The Floating Dutchman
as Gaoler (uncredited)
The Blazing Caravan
as Publican (uncredited)
1953
Street of Shadows
as Card Player (uncredited)
Counterspy
as Policeman
The Missing Man
as Inspector Haslett (uncredited)
1951
High Treason
as Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)
The Lavender Hill Mob
as Policeman at window (uncredited)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
as Officer Aboard Cassandra Captain Horatio Hornblower
Pool of London
as Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
1950
The Mudlark
as Footman (uncredited)
1948
Hamlet
as Servant (uncredited)
Nothing Venture
as Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Last Load
as Senior Police Officer (uncredited)
1947
Jassy
as Juryman (uncredited)
So Well Remembered
as Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)
1946
Great Expectations
as Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
1941
Freedom Radio
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
1940
Neutral Port
as German Naval Officer (uncredited)
Convoy
as Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
The Middle Watch
as Sailor (uncredited)