Howard Lang

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 20, 1911

died

December 11, 1989

place of birth

Marylebone, London, England, UK

also known as

Donald Yarranton

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Ben-Hur
7.9

Ben-Hur

1959as Hortator (uncredited)
Great Expectations
7.3

Great Expectations

1946as Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
The Haunting
7.1

The Haunting

1963as Hugh Crain (uncredited)
Macbeth
7.1

Macbeth

1971as Old Soldier (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
7.7

A Night to Remember

1958as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
6.9

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951as Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)
Dunkirk
6.8

Dunkirk

1958as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
The Battle of the River Plate
6.4

The Battle of the River Plate

1956as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Hamlet
7.4

Hamlet

1948as Servant (uncredited)
Gorgo
5.3

Gorgo

1961as First Colonel
10 Rillington Place
7.3

10 Rillington Place

1971
Night Train to Munich
7.3

Night Train to Munich

1940
The Giant Behemoth
5.8

The Giant Behemoth

1959as Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
6.5

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961as Irate Farmer (uncredited)
Beau Brummell
6.5

Beau Brummell

1954as Hecker (uncredited)
The Lavender Hill Mob
7.2

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951as Policeman at window (uncredited)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.3

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960as Court Usher
No Love for Johnnie
6.7

No Love for Johnnie

1961as Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
The One That Got Away
6.8

The One That Got Away

1957as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
Tiger in the Smoke
6.7

Tiger in the Smoke

1956as Detective (uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
6.9

The Men of Sherwood Forest

1954as Town Crier
Freedom Radio
7.0

Freedom Radio

1941as Radio Operator (uncredited)
Pool of London
6.6

Pool of London

1951as Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
Perfect Friday
6.2

Perfect Friday

1970as Bank Commissionaire
Convoy
5.6

Convoy

1940as Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
The Mudlark
6.6

The Mudlark

1950as Footman (uncredited)
The House Across the Lake
5.5

The House Across the Lake

1954as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
Corridors of Blood
6.2

Corridors of Blood

1958as Chief Inspector
Street of Shadows
5.6

Street of Shadows

1953as Card Player (uncredited)
Nothing But the Best
6.1

Nothing But the Best

1964as Jutson
Eyewitness
7.0

Eyewitness

1956as Cinema Commissionaire
The Crooked Sky
6.3

The Crooked Sky

1957as Commisioner
The Siege of Pinchgut
6.3

The Siege of Pinchgut

1959as Whitsun (Uncredited)
High Treason
5.7

High Treason

1951as Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)
Jassy
5.5

Jassy

1947as Juryman (uncredited)
The Hide-Out
4.4

The Hide-Out

1956as Greeko
Counterspy
6.3

Counterspy

1953as Policeman
The Rainbow Jacket
7.0

The Rainbow Jacket

1954as Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)
Jackpot
6.0

Jackpot

1960as George
The Floating Dutchman
6.3

The Floating Dutchman

1954as Gaoler (uncredited)
So Well Remembered
5.0

So Well Remembered

1947as Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)
Man Accused
7.0

Man Accused

1959as Police Sergeant
Night Train for Inverness
6.2

Night Train for Inverness

1960as Sergeant
Blonde Blackmailer
8.0

Blonde Blackmailer

1955as Scotland Yard Detective
Keep It Clean
5.3

Keep It Clean

1956as Police Sergeant
The Missing Man
9.0

The Missing Man

1953as Inspector Haslett (uncredited)
Devil's Point
7.0

Devil's Point

1954as Marne
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
7.4

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

1963as Horg
The Last Load
10.0

The Last Load

1948as Senior Police Officer (uncredited)
The Birthday Present
7.3

The Birthday Present

1957as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)