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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 20, 1911
Died
December 11, 1989
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Donald Yarranton
Howard Lang
0.6 Popularity
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
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Captain Yardley
The Pyrates
1986
6.3
Tony Weller
The Pickwick Papers
1985
7.3
Medon
The Last Days of Pompeii
1984
7.2
Winston Churchill
The Winds of War
1983
6.5
Churchill
Jane
1982
0.0
Chief Constable
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972
7.1
Old Soldier (uncredited)
Macbeth
1971
6.8
Captain Baines
The Onedin Line
1971
7.6
Coalition Club Member (uncredited)
The Persuaders!
1971
7.3
10 Rillington Place
1971
Credits
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The Pyrates
as Captain Yardley
1986
0.0
The Pickwick Papers
as Tony Weller
1985
6.3
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Medon
1984
7.3
The Winds of War
as Winston Churchill
1983
7.2
Jane
as Churchill
1982
6.5
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
as Chief Constable
1972
0.0
Macbeth
as Old Soldier (uncredited)
1971
7.1
The Onedin Line
as Captain Baines
1971
6.8
The Persuaders!
as Coalition Club Member (uncredited)
1971
7.6
10 Rillington Place
1971
7.3
Perfect Friday
as Bank Commissionaire
1970
6.1
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Sir John Seymour
1970
8.1
The Basil Brush Show
1968
6.0
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King of the River
as Captain Friar
1966
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Gideon's Way
as Sergeant Fowler
1965
6.8
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HMS Paradise
as Commander Bell
1964
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Theatre 625
as Grimmett
1964
7.2
Nothing But the Best
as Jutson
1964
5.8
Horizon
as Mr. Rothery
1964
7.4
Doctor Who
as Horg
1963
7.9
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
as Horg
1963
7.4
Sergeant Cork
as Drayman
1963
6.5
Corridors of Blood
as Chief Inspector
1963
6.2
The Haunting
as Hugh Crain (uncredited)
1963
7.1
The Scales of Justice
as Abbott
1962
6.7
Sir Francis Drake
as Grenville
1961
4.5
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Irate Farmer (uncredited)
1961
6.5
No Love for Johnnie
as Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
1961
6.2
Gorgo
as First Colonel
1961
5.3
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Court Usher
1960
6.2
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Date at Midnight
as Inspector
1960
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Night Train for Inverness
as Sergeant
1960
5.8
Jackpot
as George
1960
5.0
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A Woman's Temptation
as Radio operator
1959
6.0
Ben-Hur
as Hortator (uncredited)
1959
7.9
Man Accused
as Police Sergeant
1959
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Interpol Calling
as Commander Siddons
1959
6.7
Innocent Meeting
as Macey
1959
5.5
The Giant Behemoth
as Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
1959
5.8
The Adventures of William Tell
as Schmidt
1958
6.3
A Night to Remember
as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
1958
7.7
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African Patrol
as Brad
1958
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African Patrol
as Collins
1958
0.0
Dunkirk
as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
1958
6.8
Sword of Freedom
as Major Domo
1958
5.0
The One That Got Away
as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
1957
6.8
The Birthday Present
as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
1957
7.1
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White Hunter
as Burrows
1957
0.0
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O.S.S.
1957
0.0
The Big Chance
as Saw Mill Man
1957
2.7
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Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
as Polish Bosun
1957
0.0
The Crooked Sky
as Commisioner
1957
5.7
The Hide-Out
as Greeko
1956
3.7
Tiger in the Smoke
as Detective (uncredited)
1956
6.5
The Battle of the River Plate
as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
1956
6.3
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Destination Death
as Police Sgt(uncredited)
1956
0.0
Eyewitness
as Cinema Commissionaire
1956
6.7
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The Adventures of the Big Man
as Balford
1956
0.0
Keep It Clean
as Police Sergeant
1956
4.6
Blonde Blackmailer
as Scotland Yard Detective
1955
0.0
ITV Play of the Week
as George Hutton
1955
4.0
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Landlord
1955
6.3
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Inn Patron with Password (uncredited)
1955
6.3
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The Mysterious Bullet
as Davy Charlesworth
1955
0.0
Devil's Point
as Marne
1954
0.0
Beau Brummell
as Hecker (uncredited)
1954
6.5
The Men of Sherwood Forest
as Town Crier
1954
6.7
The Rainbow Jacket
as Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)
1954
6.9
The House Across the Lake
as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
1954
5.5
The Floating Dutchman
as Gaoler (uncredited)
1954
6.0
The Blazing Caravan
as Publican (uncredited)
1954
0.0
Street of Shadows
as Card Player (uncredited)
1953
5.2
Counterspy
as Policeman
1953
4.5
The Missing Man
as Inspector Haslett (uncredited)
1953
0.0
High Treason
as Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)
1951
5.3
High Treason
as Policeman (uncredited)
1951
5.3
The Lavender Hill Mob
as Policeman at window (uncredited)
1951
7.2
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
as Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)
1951
6.9
Pool of London
as Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
1951
6.5
The Mudlark
as Footman (uncredited)
1950
6.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Courier - Pilot
1950
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Sir John Lowther
1950
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Party Guest
1950
3.5
Hamlet
as Servant (uncredited)
1948
7.4
Nothing Venture
as Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)
1948
0.0
The Last Load
as Senior Police Officer (uncredited)
1948
0.0
Jassy
as Juryman (uncredited)
1947
5.4
So Well Remembered
as Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)
1947
5.0
Great Expectations
as Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
1946
7.3
Freedom Radio
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
1941
6.3
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Neutral Port
as German Naval Officer (uncredited)
1940
6.0
Convoy
as Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
1940
5.4
Night Train to Munich
1940
7.3
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The Middle Watch
as Sailor (uncredited)
1940
5.0