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Howard Lang

Acting

March 20, 1911

-December 11, 1989(78 years old)

Marylebone, London, England, UK

Male

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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Filmography

88

Filters

Captain Yardley

1986

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

1985

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1984

Jane

1982

It's Murder. But Is It Art?

Chief Constable

It's Murder. But Is It Art?

1972

Macbeth

Old Soldier (uncredited)

1971

The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line

1971

The Persuaders!

Coalition Club Member (uncredited)

The Persuaders!

1971

10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place

1971

Perfect Friday

Bank Commissionaire

1970

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Sir John Seymour

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

1970

The Basil Brush Show

The Basil Brush Show

1968

King of the River

King of the River

1966

Gideon's Way

Sergeant Fowler

1965

1964

Theatre 625

1964

Nothing But the Best

Nothing But the Best

1964

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

1963

Sergeant Cork

1963

The Haunting

Hugh Crain (uncredited)

1963

The Scales of Justice

The Scales of Justice

1962

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

1961

The Curse of the Werewolf

Irate Farmer (uncredited)

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

No Love for Johnnie

Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)

No Love for Johnnie

1961