Howard Lang

Biography

Howard Lang was a British actor (born 20 March 1911, died 12 December 1989). He served in the Royal Navy during the war. He is best known for his role as seafaring Captain Baines in The Onedin Line (1971-1979). Other roles include parts in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), Z Cars, Softly, Softly, The Vise, and an appearance as caveman Horg in the first Doctor Who story, An Unearthly Child. He also played the role of Bert Hudd in the first production of Harold Pinter's The Room.

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Birth Name

Donald Yarranton

Birth Place

Marylebone, London, England, UK

Birth Date

3/20/1911

Death Date

12/11/1989
Known For
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The Middle Watch

Sailor (uncredited)

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Night Train for Inverness

Sergeant

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Keep It Clean

Police Sergeant

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Bar 20 Rides Again

Jim Arnold

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Saw Mill Man

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Man Accused

(uncredited)

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Here's Flash Casey

Pop Lawrence

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Cradle Song

Mayor

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Undercover Agent

Policeman

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Cinema Commissionaire

Starring In
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Ben Hur

Hortator (uncredited)

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The Pickwick Papers

Tony Weller (3 episodes, 1985)

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10 Rillington Place

Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Perfect Friday

Bank Commissionaire

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Frankenstein Created Woman

Guard (uncredited)

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Nothing But the Best

Jutson

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The Haunting

Hugh Crain (uncredited)

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The Boys

Commissionaire at Cinema (uncredited)

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The Court Martial of Major Keller

Sergeant Purvey (uncredited)

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On the Fiddle

Recruiting officer (uncredited)

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The Curse of the Werewolf

Irate Farmer (uncredited)

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No Love for Johnnie

Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)

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Gorgo

First Colonel

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The Trials of Oscar Wilde

Court Usher

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Night Train for Inverness

Sergeant

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Ben-Hur

Hortator (uncredited)

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Man Accused

(uncredited)

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The Giant Behemoth

Naval Commander (uncredited)

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Nowhere to Go

Sergeant at Safe Deposit Facility (uncredited)

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Corridors of Blood

Chief Inspector

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A Night to Remember

Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)

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Saw Mill Man

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The Battle of the River Plate

Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

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Cinema Commissionaire

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Keep It Clean

Police Sergeant

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The Men of Sherwood Forest

Town Crier

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The Rainbow Jacket

Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)

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Shadow Man

Card player (uncredited)

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Undercover Agent

Policeman

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The Lavender Hill Mob

Policeman at window (uncredited)

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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)

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Pool of London

Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)

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The Mudlark

Footman (uncredited)

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Jassy

Juryman (uncredited)

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Great Expectations

Man Sitting Next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)

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Convoy

Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

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The Mortal Storm

Old Man on Train (uncredited)

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The Middle Watch

Sailor (uncredited)

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Marie Antoinette

Franz (uncredited)

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Here's Flash Casey

Pop Lawrence

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The Prisoner of Zenda

Josef (uncredited)

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Klondike Annie

Miner (uncredited)

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Bar 20 Rides Again

Jim Arnold

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Born to Be Bad

Dr. Steele (uncredited)

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Cradle Song

Mayor

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This Day and Age

City Editor

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