Howard Lang

AKA: Donald Yarranton

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1911-03-20

Marylebone, London, England, UK

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.

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {94}

Town Crier

1954-11-01 6.636

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from captivity in Germany. Though disguised as a troubado ...

Genre :Adventure, History

Hugh Crain (uncredited)

1963-03-28 7.077

The Haunting

Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, ...

Genre :Horror

Marne

1954-12-07 0

Devil's Point

A Thames River barge operator finds a mysterious package dropped by smugglers. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1971-02-10 7.3

10 Rillington Place

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans. ...

Genre :Crime, Thriller

Policeman

1953-07-27 4.5

Counterspy

While perusing the books of an engineering company, fastidious auditor Frank Manning encounters rum goings on when he is approached by a woman who claiming she is being blackmailed. She begs him to fi ...

Genre :Drama

1940-08-31 7.3

Night Train to Munich

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the se ...

Genre :Drama, Thriller, War

Greeko

1956-12-01 3.9

The Hide-Out

An insurance investigator in London attempts to thwart smugglers trafficking stolen lambskins infected with anthrax. ...

Genre :Crime, Thriller

First Colonel

1961-02-02 5.3

Gorgo

Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up. ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Action, Horror

Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)

1951-02-20 6.5

Pool of London

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Thriller

Court Usher

1960-05-28 6.2

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, maintains an on ...

Genre :Drama, History

Hortator (uncredited)

1959-11-18 7.886

Ben-Hur

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into s ...

Genre :History, Drama, Adventure

Cellblock Officer (uncredited)

1957-10-31 7.1

The Birthday Present

Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife's birthday through Customs. He is arrested and, due to a bungled defence by hi ...

Genre :Drama

Police Sergeant

1959-10-01 0

Man Accused

Soon after celebrating his engagement to aristocratic heiress Kathy Riddle (Carol Marsh), engineer Bob Jensen (Ronald Howard) is accused by an insurance investigator of being a notorious -- and murder ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

Bank Commissionaire

1970-11-10 6.1

Perfect Friday

The deputy manager of a London bank has worked out a way to rob the branch of £200,000. When he becomes involved with the attractive Lady Dorset he decides to go ahead with his plan. He needs her help ...

Genre :Comedy, Crime

Chief Inspector

1963-06-05 6.151

Corridors of Blood

In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton [Boris Karloff] dares to dream the unthinkable: experimenting with anesthesia gases to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of hi ...

Genre :Drama, Horror, Crime

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

1959-03-03 5.768

The Giant Behemoth

Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which threatens London. ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Horror

George

1960-01-01 5

Jackpot

Back in London after serving time, an ex-convict learns that his wife is not willing to return to him. He plans to crack a safe at a club. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

Cinema Commissionaire

1956-08-14 6.7

Eyewitness

Lucy Church, the sole witness to a fatal robbery, is struck by a passing bus and her life lies in the balance as the thieves wait for a chance to finish her off. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Thriller

Detective (uncredited)

1956-11-27 6.5

Tiger in the Smoke

In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies he talks about a treasure that was hidden there. Severa ...

Genre :Thriller, Crime

Horg

1963-11-23 7.447

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton, two humble teachers during 1963, discover a genius student's grandfather, simply known as "the Doctor", and his police box time machine. Deciding that the pair knows ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

Saw Mill Man

1957-09-01 2.667

The Big Chance

A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise. ...

Genre :Crime

Jutson

1964-03-10 5.8

Nothing But the Best

Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's daughter. A con artist hires him to help out on a bank scheme, but then again, James will do anything ...

Genre :Comedy

Sergeant

1960-01-01 5.8

Night Train for Inverness

A 7-year old boy with diabetes is kidnapped by his estranged ex-con father, who doesn't know about his son's medical condition and that he will need insulin injections. Meanwhile the police search for ...

Genre :Thriller

Radio operator

1959-12-12 6

A Woman's Temptation

Betty, a young and pretty widow, is seriously concerned about her young son Jimmy who, since his father's death, has become very difficult for her to control. He has been associating with a gang of ve ...

Genre :Crime

Captain Yardley

1986-12-29 0

The Pyrates

A swashbuckling dramatisation of George Macdonald Fraser's book The Pyrates. A tale of adventure and romance on the high seas. ...

Genre :Comedy, TV Movie

Old Soldier (uncredited)

1971-12-20 7.1

Macbeth

Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and hi ...

Genre :War, Drama

Sailor (uncredited)

1940-05-11 5

The Middle Watch

Through a series of unforeseen events, two glamorous young ladies find that they are obliged to spend the night on board the battleship HMS Falcon, where they have been attending a 'bon voyage' recept ...

Genre :Comedy

Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

1940-09-28 5.4

Convoy

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII. ...

Genre :Drama, War

German Naval Officer (uncredited)

1940-12-06 6

Neutral Port

A British merchant ship is torpedoed by a German U-Boat and takes shelter in a neutral port. The Captain then strikes back at the German enemy. ...

Genre :War, Action, Drama

Radio Operator (uncredited)

1941-02-04 6.3

Freedom Radio

Hitler's doctor is gradually realising that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when his friends start to "disappear" into the camps. His wife is courted by the party and accepts a poli ...

Genre :Drama, War

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

1946-12-26 7.29

Great Expectations

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham ...

Genre :Drama, Romance

Man Attending Royal Opera House (uncredited)

1947-07-09 5.036

So Well Remembered

A mill-owner's ambitious daughter almost ruins her husband's political career. ...

Genre :Romance, Drama

Juryman (uncredited)

1947-08-13 5.4

Jassy

In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately hom ...

Genre :Adventure, Drama, Romance

Henchman in Restaurant (uncredited)

1948-01-29 0

Nothing Venture

A trio of young boys become involved in a criminal plot. ...

Genre :Adventure, Family, Action

Servant (uncredited)

1948-12-10 7.439

Hamlet

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most ...

Genre :Drama

Senior Police Officer (uncredited)

1948-01-01 0

The Last Load

David and Monty are two friends of Susan and Betty Potter whose father runs a fleet of lorries. One by one, his lorries are involved in accidents and sabotage is suspected. The children are determined ...

Genre :Family

Footman (uncredited)

1950-10-03 6.5

The Mudlark

It's 1875 and a young street urchin wants to see Queen Victoria... ...

Genre :Drama

Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)

1951-04-10 6.9

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels. ...

Genre :Adventure, War, History

Policeman at window (uncredited)

1951-06-28 7.198

The Lavender Hill Mob

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country. ...

Genre :Comedy, Crime

Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)

1951-11-13 5.3

High Treason

Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring. ...

Genre :Action, Thriller, Crime

Card Player (uncredited)

1953-10-16 5.2

Street of Shadows

A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in his apartment. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

Inspector Haslett (uncredited)

1953-06-01 0

The Missing Man

Through a mother's terrible dream, her son's body is discovered in France and his killer is arrested in England. ...

Genre :Crime

Gaoler (uncredited)

1954-02-01 6

The Floating Dutchman

Two men working on the docks close to London's Tower Bridge find the body of an unidentified man floating in the Thames. The police later identify the body to be that of a diamond courier from Holland ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

Publican (uncredited)

1954-02-01 0

The Blazing Caravan

The body of a travelling salesman is found underneath a burning caravan, and Scotland Yard is convinced it's murder! But is everything as it seems? ...

Genre :

Inspector Edgar (uncredited)

1954-04-16 5.463

The House Across the Lake

Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older man, loving only his vast wealth and continued to am ...

Genre :Drama, Thriller

Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)

1954-05-27 6.9

The Rainbow Jacket

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion. ...

Genre :Drama

Hecker (uncredited)

1954-11-16 6.5

Beau Brummell

Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he initially alienates the Prince of Wales with insulting comments about the prince's un ...

Genre :Drama, History, Romance

Davy Charlesworth

1955-07-10 0

The Mysterious Bullet

A Scotland Yard ballistics expert is called into identify a murderer through a scientific analysis of the bullet that killed a man. ...

Genre :

Scotland Yard Detective

1955-10-01 0

Blonde Blackmailer

A man (Richard Arlen) wants answers when he gets out of prison after spending seven years for a murder he did not commit. ...

Genre :

Police Sergeant

1956-05-01 4.6

Keep It Clean

A man invents a new cleaning machine. His brother in law offers to help him promote it and they get help from the Purity League. ...

Genre :Comedy

Police Sgt(uncredited)

1956-09-10 0

Destination Death

When Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a man in the London airport, the trail leads to Lisbon and a international currency smuggling gang. ...

Genre :

Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

1956-10-30 6.3

The Battle of the River Plate

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many Ger ...

Genre :Drama, History, War

Commisioner

1957-03-31 5.7

The Crooked Sky

An American detective unmasks a gambler as the head of a banknote counterfeiting gang. ...

Genre :Drama

Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)

1957-11-22 6.8

The One That Got Away

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War. ...

Genre :War, Drama

Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)

1958-03-20 6.8

Dunkirk

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged ...

Genre :Drama, War

Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)

1958-07-03 7.658

A Night to Remember

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles L ...

Genre :Drama, Action, History

Macey

1959-04-01 5.5

Innocent Meeting

The daughter of a textile company owner falls in love with a young illustrator with a secret criminal past. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

Policeman (uncredited)

1951-11-13 5.3

High Treason

Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring. ...

Genre :Action, Thriller, Crime

Inspector

1960-02-29 0

Date at Midnight

Concerns an American reporter who, while carrying out a special assignment in England, helps to solve a murder mystery. ...

Genre :Crime

Irate Farmer (uncredited)

1961-05-01 6.5

The Curse of the Werewolf

A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges. ...

Genre :Horror

Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)

1961-02-14 6.2

No Love for Johnnie

Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional problems tower up over him. His desires to win the next ...

Genre :Drama

Abbott

1962-01-11 6.7

The Scales of Justice

Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for Anglo Amalgamated running around 30 minutes and followed the "Scotland Yard" series of shorts also introdu ...

Genre :Crime

Commander Siddons

1959-09-13 6.7

Interpol Calling

The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery. ...

Genre :Drama

1957-09-14 0

O.S.S.

O.S.S. was a Buckeye Productions and Associated Television co-produced wartime television drama series. It ran for 26 half-hour monochrome episodes during the 1957-1958 season and was distributed by ...

Genre :Drama

Sir John Seymour

1970-01-01 8.1

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes togethe ...

Genre :Drama

Grenville

1961-11-12 4.5

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea, sword fights, the se ...

Genre :Action & Adventure

Horg

1963-11-23 7.887

Doctor Who

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British ...

Genre :Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Captain Baines

1971-10-15 6.8

The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a sh ...

Genre :Drama

Medon

1984-05-06 7.3

The Last Days of Pompeii

The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which ...

Genre :Drama

Sergeant Fowler

1965-03-18 6.8

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. The series was made at Elstree in twin production with The Saint TV series. ...

Genre :Drama

Winston Churchill

1983-02-06 7.2

The Winds of War

Set against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor "Pug" Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters ...

Genre :War & Politics, Drama

Schmidt

1958-09-15 6.3

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment. ...

Genre :Action & Adventure

Commander Bell

1964-07-16 0

HMS Paradise

A completely lost early ITV sitcom with strong similarities to the popular radio series The Navy Lark. HMS Paradise is set at a Royal Navy station on an island off the Dorset coast where very little a ...

Genre :Comedy

Captain Friar

1966-07-06 0

King of the River

A completely lost BBC1 drama series centred on the King family, who love, live, fight and work around a harbour in the Thames estuary. ...

Genre :Drama

Churchill

1982-08-02 6.5

Jane

Jane is an early 1980s British animated military comedy television series. It was produced for two series, in 1982 and 1984. Set during World War II, it was created by Norman Pett as a comic strip in ...

Genre :

Tony Weller

1985-01-06 6.333

The Pickwick Papers

Mr Pickwick, Tupman, Winkle, Snodgrass and Sam Weller begin their travels through the England of stage-coaches and coaching inns. ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

1968-06-14 6

The Basil Brush Show

A British television series starring puppet character Basil Brush. It ran from 1968-1980 on the BBC and featured Rodney Bewes, Derek Fowlds, Roy North, Howard Williams and Billy Boyle. Many episodes ...

Genre :

Coalition Club Member (uncredited)

1971-09-17 7.625

The Persuaders!

An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime. ...

Genre :Comedy, Action & Adventure, Crime

Mr. Rothery

1964-02-04 7.4

Horizon

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. ...

Genre :Documentary

Courier - Pilot

1950-01-01 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The productions for the first five years or so of the run were ...

Genre :Drama

Sir John Lowther

1950-01-01 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

Genre :Drama

Party Guest

1950-01-01 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

Genre :Drama

George Hutton

1955-09-27 4

ITV Play of the Week

A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television. Season 1 also incorpor ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Balford

1956-05-07 0

The Adventures of the Big Man

Bill Pierce is a public relations officer in a large London store who is always on hand when things go wrong behind the scenes. ...

Genre :

Landlord

1955-09-26 6.333

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were origin ...

Genre :Action & Adventure, Family

Inn Patron with Password (uncredited)

1955-09-26 6.333

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Genre :Action & Adventure, Family

Polish Bosun

1957-06-15 0

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

The series adapted for television some true tales from press correspondents from around the world. ...

Genre :

Burrows

1957-10-12 0

White Hunter

British expatriate John A. Hunter leads safari tours in Africa. ...

Genre :

Major Domo

1958-02-21 5

Sword of Freedom

Sword of Freedom was a 1958 drama adventure series for a family audience. Like several of its predecessors, it was produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and fitted into the same swashbuckle ...

Genre :Drama

Brad

1958-04-05 0

African Patrol

Inspector Paul Derek is based in Nairobi, Kenya but travels throughout the colonial territory solving crimes. The nature of the bad behavior is often unique to the African locale. The phone number at ...

Genre :

Collins

1958-04-05 0

African Patrol

Genre :

Drayman

1963-06-29 6.5

Sergeant Cork

Sergeant Cork is a British detective television series which first aired between 1963 and 1968 on ITV. It was a police procedural show that followed the efforts of two police officers and their battle ...

Genre :Drama

Grimmett

1964-05-03 7.2

Theatre 625

Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and ...

Genre :Drama

Chief Constable

1972-03-23 0

It's Murder. But Is It Art?

It's Murder. But Is It Art? is a 1976 six-part comedy thriller serial written by David Pursall and Jack Seddon, and produced for BBC One. It stars Arthur Lowe, John Gower, Dudley Foster, Arthur Howard ...