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Howard Lang

Howard Lang

Acting1911Marylebone, London, England, UK

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 History

1986
The Pyrates
as Captain Yardley
1985
The Pickwick Papers
TVas Tony Weller
1984
1983
The Winds of War
TVas Winston Churchill• 7 eps
1982
Jane
TVas Churchill
1976
1972
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
TVas Chief Constable
1971
Macbeth
as Old Soldier (uncredited)
The Persuaders!
TVas Coalition Club Member (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Onedin Line
TVas Captain Baines
1970
Perfect Friday
as Bank Commissionaire
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
TVas Sir John Seymour• 1 eps
1966
King of the River
TVas Captain Friar
1965
Gideon's Way
TVas Sergeant Fowler• 1 eps
Theatre 625
TVas Grimmett• 1 eps
1964
Horizon
TVas Mr. Rothery
HMS Paradise
TVas Commander Bell
1963
The Haunting
as Hugh Crain (uncredited)
The Doctor Of Seven Dials
as Chief Inspector
Sergeant Cork
TVas Drayman
Doctor Who
TVas Horg
1962
1961
Gorgo
as First Colonel
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Irate Farmer (uncredited)
No Love for Johnnie
as Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
Sir Francis Drake
TVas Grenville
1960
Jackpot
as George
Date at Midnight
as Inspector
1959
The Giant Behemoth
as Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
Man Accused
as Police Sergeant
Ben-Hur
as Hortator (uncredited)
A Woman's Temptation
as Radio operator
Interpol Calling
TVas Commander Siddons
1958
A Night to Remember
as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
Dunkirk
as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
Sword of Freedom
TVas Major Domo• 1 eps
African Patrol
TVas Brad / Collins
1957
The One That Got Away
as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
The Big Chance
as Saw Mill Man
The Crooked Sky
as Commisioner
The Birthday Present
as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TVas Inn Patron with Password (uncredited)• 1 eps
White Hunter
TVas Burrows• 1 eps
1956
The Battle of the River Plate
as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Tiger in the Smoke
as Detective (uncredited)
Eyewitness
as Cinema Commissionaire
The Hide-Out
as Greeko
Keep It Clean
as Police Sergeant
Destination Death
as Police Sgt(uncredited)
ITV Play of the Week
TVas George Hutton• 1 eps
1955
The Mysterious Bullet
as Davy Charlesworth
Blonde Blackmailer
as Scotland Yard Detective
Sunday Night Theatre
TVas Sir John Lowther / Party Guest / Courier - Pilot• 1 eps
1954
Beau Brummell
as Hecker (uncredited)
The Rainbow Jacket
as Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)
The Floating Dutchman
as Gaoler (uncredited)
The Blazing Caravan
as Publican (uncredited)
The House Across the Lake
as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
1953
Street of Shadows
as Card Player (uncredited)
Counterspy
as Policeman
The Missing Man
as Inspector Haslett (uncredited)
1951
Pool of London
as Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
High Treason
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Lavender Hill Mob
as Policeman at window (uncredited)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
as Officer Aboard Cassandra (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
Convoy
as Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
Neutral Port
as German Naval Officer (uncredited)
The Middle Watch
as Sailor (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/20/1911
Day of Death
12/11/1989
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK