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Howard Lang

Acting·1911–1989·54 films

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.

Filmography

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur (1959)Hortator (uncredited)
The Haunting
The Haunting (1963)Hugh Crain (uncredited)
Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1946)Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)
Macbeth
Macbeth (1971)Old Soldier (uncredited)
Hamlet
Hamlet (1948)Servant (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1958)Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)Policeman at window (uncredited)
10 Rillington Place
10 Rillington Place (1971)
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)Irate Farmer (uncredited)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)
Gorgo
Gorgo (1961)First Colonel
Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich (1940)
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (1958)Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
The Giant Behemoth
The Giant Behemoth (1959)Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away (1957)Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood (1958)Chief Inspector
Pool of London
Pool of London (1951)Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
Beau Brummell
Beau Brummell (1954)Hecker (uncredited)
Perfect Friday
Perfect Friday (1970)Bank Commissionaire
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)Court Usher
The House Across the Lake
The House Across the Lake (1954)Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)Horg
Convoy
Convoy (1940)Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered (1947)Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)Town Crier
The Siege of Pinchgut
The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)Whitsun (Uncredited)
Nothing But the Best
Nothing But the Best (1964)Jutson
Street of Shadows
Street of Shadows (1953)Card Player (uncredited)
High Treason
High Treason (1951)Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)
Jassy
Jassy (1947)Juryman (uncredited)
The Mudlark
The Mudlark (1950)Footman (uncredited)
No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie (1961)Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke (1956)Detective (uncredited)
Eyewitness
Eyewitness (1956)Cinema Commissionaire
The Hide-Out
The Hide-Out (1956)Greeko
The Rainbow Jacket
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)
Night Train for Inverness
Night Train for Inverness (1960)Sergeant
Keep It Clean
Keep It Clean (1956)Police Sergeant
Jackpot
Jackpot (1960)George
The Birthday Present
The Birthday Present (1957)Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
Freedom Radio
Freedom Radio (1941)Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Crooked Sky
The Crooked Sky (1957)Commisioner
The Big Chance
The Big Chance (1957)Saw Mill Man
Man Accused
Man Accused (1959)Police Sergeant
Counterspy
Counterspy (1953)Policeman
Innocent Meeting
Innocent Meeting (1959)Macey
The Floating Dutchman
The Floating Dutchman (1954)Gaoler (uncredited)
Blonde Blackmailer
Blonde Blackmailer (1955)Scotland Yard Detective
The Missing Man
The Missing Man (1953)Inspector Haslett (uncredited)
Devil's Point
Devil's Point (1954)Marne
The Last Load
The Last Load (1948)Senior Police Officer (uncredited)
The Blazing Caravan
The Blazing Caravan (1954)Publican (uncredited)
Nothing Venture
Nothing Venture (1948)Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)