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Howard Lang - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic

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Born

March 20, 1911
Died: December 11, 1989

(Lived 78 years)

Place of Birth

Marylebone, London, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Career Highlights

57

Movies

31

TV Shows

Also Known As

Donald Yarranton

External Links

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.

The Pyrates

as Captain Yardley

December 29, 1986

Macbeth poster

Macbeth

as Old Soldier (uncredited)

December 20, 1971

10 Rillington Place poster

10 Rillington Place

February 10, 1971

Perfect Friday poster

Perfect Friday

as Bank Commissionaire

November 10, 1970

Nothing But the Best poster

Nothing But the Best

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child poster

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

November 23, 1963

The Haunting poster

The Haunting

as Hugh Crain (uncredited)

August 21, 1963

Gorgo poster

Gorgo

as First Colonel

February 2, 1961

The Trials of Oscar Wilde poster

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

Jackpot poster

Jackpot

January 1, 1960

Night Train for Inverness poster

Night Train for Inverness

January 1, 1960

A Woman's Temptation

December 12, 1959

Ben-Hur poster

Ben-Hur

as Hortator (uncredited)

November 18, 1959

Man Accused poster

Man Accused

as Police Sergeant

October 1, 1959

Innocent Meeting poster

Innocent Meeting

The Giant Behemoth poster

The Giant Behemoth

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

Corridors of Blood poster

Corridors of Blood

as Chief Inspector

December 1, 1958

A Night to Remember poster

A Night to Remember

as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)

Dunkirk poster

Dunkirk

as Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)

The One That Got Away poster

The One That Got Away

as Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)

November 22, 1957

The Birthday Present poster

The Birthday Present

as Cellblock Officer (uncredited)

October 31, 1957

The Big Chance poster

The Big Chance

as Saw Mill Man

September 1, 1957

The Crooked Sky poster

The Crooked Sky

The Hide-Out poster

The Hide-Out

December 1, 1956

Tiger in the Smoke poster

Tiger in the Smoke

as Detective (uncredited)

November 27, 1956

The Battle of the River Plate poster

The Battle of the River Plate

as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

October 30, 1956

Destination Death poster

Destination Death

as Police Sgt(uncredited)

September 10, 1956

Eyewitness poster

Eyewitness

as Cinema Commissionaire

August 14, 1956

Keep It Clean poster

Keep It Clean

as Police Sergeant

Blonde Blackmailer poster

Blonde Blackmailer

as Scotland Yard Detective

October 1, 1955

The Mysterious Bullet poster

The Mysterious Bullet

as Davy Charlesworth

Devil's Point poster

Devil's Point

December 7, 1954

Beau Brummell poster

Beau Brummell

as Hecker (uncredited)

November 16, 1954

The Men of Sherwood Forest poster

The Men of Sherwood Forest

November 1, 1954

The Rainbow Jacket poster

The Rainbow Jacket

as Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)

The House Across the Lake poster

The House Across the Lake

as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)

The Blazing Caravan poster

The Blazing Caravan

as Publican (uncredited)

February 1, 1954

Street of Shadows poster

Street of Shadows

as Card Player (uncredited)

October 16, 1953

Counterspy poster

Counterspy

The Missing Man poster

The Missing Man

as Inspector Haslett (uncredited)

The Floating Dutchman poster

The Floating Dutchman

as Gaoler (uncredited)

January 1, 1952

High Treason poster

High Treason

as Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)

November 13, 1951

The Lavender Hill Mob poster

The Lavender Hill Mob

as Policeman at window (uncredited)

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. poster

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

as Officer Aboard Cassandra Captain Horatio Hornblower

Pool of London poster

Pool of London

as Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)

February 20, 1951

The Mudlark poster

The Mudlark

as Footman (uncredited)

October 3, 1950

Hamlet poster

Hamlet

as Servant (uncredited)

December 10, 1948

Nothing Venture poster

Nothing Venture

as Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)

January 29, 1948

The Last Load poster

The Last Load

as Senior Police Officer (uncredited)

January 1, 1948

Jassy poster

Jassy

as Juryman (uncredited)

August 13, 1947

So Well Remembered poster

So Well Remembered

as Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)

Great Expectations poster

Great Expectations

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

December 26, 1946

Freedom Radio poster

Freedom Radio

as Radio Operator (uncredited)

February 4, 1941

Neutral Port poster

Neutral Port

as German Naval Officer (uncredited)

December 6, 1940

Convoy poster

Convoy

as Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

September 28, 1940

Night Train to Munich poster

Night Train to Munich

August 31, 1940

The Middle Watch poster

The Middle Watch

as Sailor (uncredited)