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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-03-20

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

Acting

The Haunting

1963

The Haunting

as

Hugh Crain (uncredited)

Devil's Point

1954

Devil's Point

as

Marne

Counterspy

1953

Counterspy

as

Policeman

The Hide-Out

1956

The Hide-Out

as

Greeko

Gorgo

1961

Gorgo

as

First Colonel

Pool of London

1951

Pool of London

as

Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

as

Court Usher

Ben-Hur

1959

Ben-Hur

as

Hortator (uncredited)

The Birthday Present

1957

The Birthday Present

as

Cellblock Officer (uncredited)

Man Accused

1959

Man Accused

as

Police Sergeant

Perfect Friday

1970

Perfect Friday

as

Bank Commissionaire

Corridors of Blood

1963

Corridors of Blood

as

Chief Inspector

The Giant Behemoth

1959

The Giant Behemoth

as

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

Jackpot

1960

Jackpot

as

George

Eyewitness

1956

Eyewitness

as

Cinema Commissionaire

Tiger in the Smoke

1956

Tiger in the Smoke

as

Detective (uncredited)

The Big Chance

1957

The Big Chance

as

Saw Mill Man

A Woman's Temptation

1959

A Woman's Temptation

as

Radio operator

The Pyrates

1986

The Pyrates

as

Captain Yardley

Macbeth

1971

Macbeth

as

Old Soldier (uncredited)

The Middle Watch

1940

The Middle Watch

as

Sailor (uncredited)

Convoy

1940

Convoy

as

Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

Neutral Port

1940

Neutral Port

as

German Naval Officer (uncredited)

Freedom Radio

1941

Freedom Radio

as

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Great Expectations

1946

Great Expectations

as

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

So Well Remembered

1947

So Well Remembered

as

Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)

Jassy

1947

Jassy

as

Juryman (uncredited)

Nothing Venture

1948

Nothing Venture

as

Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)

Hamlet

1948

Hamlet

as

Servant (uncredited)

The Last Load

1948

The Last Load

as

Senior Police Officer (uncredited)

The Mudlark

1950

The Mudlark

as

Footman (uncredited)

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

as

Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

The Lavender Hill Mob

as

Policeman at window (uncredited)

High Treason

1951

High Treason

as

Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)

Street of Shadows

1953

Street of Shadows

as

Card Player (uncredited)

The Missing Man

1953

The Missing Man

as

Inspector Haslett (uncredited)

The Floating Dutchman

1954

The Floating Dutchman

as

Gaoler (uncredited)

The Blazing Caravan

1954

The Blazing Caravan

as

Publican (uncredited)

The House Across the Lake

1954

The House Across the Lake

as

Inspector Edgar (uncredited)

The Rainbow Jacket

1954

The Rainbow Jacket

as

Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)

Beau Brummell

1954

Beau Brummell

as

Hecker (uncredited)

The Mysterious Bullet

1955

The Mysterious Bullet

as

Davy Charlesworth

Blonde Blackmailer

1955

Blonde Blackmailer

as

Scotland Yard Detective

Keep It Clean

1956

Keep It Clean

as

Police Sergeant

Destination Death

1956

Destination Death

as

Police Sgt(uncredited)

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

The Battle of the River Plate

as

Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

The Crooked Sky

1957

The Crooked Sky

as

Commisioner

The One That Got Away

1957

The One That Got Away

as

Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)

Dunkirk

1958

Dunkirk

as

Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)

A Night to Remember

1958

A Night to Remember

as

Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)

Innocent Meeting

1959

Innocent Meeting

as

Macey

High Treason

1951

High Treason

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Date at Midnight

1960

Date at Midnight

as

Inspector

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

The Curse of the Werewolf

as

Irate Farmer (uncredited)

No Love for Johnnie

1961

No Love for Johnnie

as

Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

as

Commander Siddons

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

as

Sir John Seymour

The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line

as

Captain Baines

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as

Sergeant Fowler

The Winds of War

The Winds of War

as

Winston Churchill

HMS Paradise

HMS Paradise

as

Commander Bell

King of the River

King of the River

as

Captain Friar

Jane

Jane

as

Churchill

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

as

Tony Weller

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

as

Coalition Club Member (uncredited)

Horizon

Horizon

as

Mr. Rothery

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Courier - Pilot

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Sir John Lowther

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

as

George Hutton

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Inn Patron with Password (uncredited)

White Hunter

White Hunter

as

Burrows

Sword of Freedom

Sword of Freedom

as

Major Domo

Sergeant Cork

Sergeant Cork

as

Drayman

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Grimmett

Production

Crew

Directing