Acting credits
75
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Howard Lang
Acting
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Movies: 53Series: 22
TMDB ID: 1230452
IMDb ID: nm0485771
Known for: Acting
Born: March 20, 1911
Died: December 11, 1989
Age: 78
Place of birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1940 - 1985
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q4579745
Also known as
Donald Yarranton
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Howard Lang.
7.1
Macbeth
as Old Soldier (uncredited)
1971 Movie
7.3
10 Rillington Place
1971 Movie
6.2
Perfect Friday
as Bank Commissionaire
1970 Movie
5.8
Nothing But the Best
as Jutson
1964 Movie
7.4
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
as Horg
1963 Movie
6.2
Corridors of Blood
as Chief Inspector
1963 Movie
7.1
The Haunting
as Hugh Crain (uncredited)
1963 Movie
6.5
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Irate Farmer (uncredited)
1961 Movie
6.2
No Love for Johnnie
as Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)
1961 Movie
5.3
Gorgo
as First Colonel
1961 Movie
6.2
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Court Usher
1960 Movie
5.8
Night Train for Inverness
as Sergeant
1960 Movie
5.0
Jackpot
as George
1960 Movie
7.9
Ben-Hur
as Hortator (uncredited)
1959 Movie
Man Accused
as Police Sergeant
1959 Movie
5.5
Innocent Meeting
as Macey
1959 Movie
5.7
The Giant Behemoth
as Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
1959 Movie
7.7
A Night to Remember
as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)
1958 Movie
6.8
Dunkirk
as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)
1958 Movie
6.8
The One That Got Away
as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
1957 Movie
7.1
The Birthday Present
as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
1957 Movie
2.7
The Big Chance
as Saw Mill Man
1957 Movie
5.7
The Crooked Sky
as Commisioner
1957 Movie
3.9
The Hide-Out
as Greeko
1956 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Howard Lang.
6.3
The Pickwick Papers
as Tony Weller • 4 eps
1985 Series
7.3
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Medon • 3 eps
1984 Series
7.2
The Winds of War
as Winston Churchill • 7 eps
1983 Series
6.5
Jane
as Churchill • 1 eps
1982 Series
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
as Chief Constable • 3 eps
1972 Series
6.8
The Onedin Line
as Captain Baines • 91 eps
1971 Series
7.6
The Persuaders!
as Coalition Club Member (uncredited) • 1 eps
1971 Series
8.1
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Sir John Seymour • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.0
The Basil Brush Show
1 eps
1968 Series
6.8
Gideon's Way
as Sergeant Fowler • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
Theatre 625
as Grimmett • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.4
Horizon
as Mr. Rothery • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Horg • 3 eps
1963 Series
6.5
Sergeant Cork
as Drayman • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.7
The Scales of Justice
as Abbott • 1 eps
1962 Series
4.5
Sir Francis Drake
as Grenville • 15 eps
1961 Series
6.7
Interpol Calling
as Commander Siddons • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.3
The Adventures of William Tell
as Schmidt • 1 eps
1958 Series
5.0
Sword of Freedom
as Major Domo • 1 eps
1958 Series
4.0
ITV Play of the Week
as George Hutton • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.3
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Landlord • 1 eps
1955 Series
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Courier - Pilot • 1 eps
1950 Series