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.

Acting
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Born · Died
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· 1986
Captain Yardley

10 Rillington Place· 1971

Macbeth· 1971
Old Soldier (uncredited)

Perfect Friday· 1970
Bank Commissionaire

Nothing But the Best· 1964
Jutson

Corridors of Blood· 1963
Chief Inspector

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child· 1963
Horg

The Haunting· 1963
Hugh Crain (uncredited)

Gorgo· 1961
First Colonel

No Love for Johnnie· 1961
Labour Party Member greeting Johnnie Byrne (uncredited)

The Curse of the Werewolf· 1961
Irate Farmer (uncredited)

Date at Midnight· 1960
Inspector

Jackpot· 1960
George

Night Train for Inverness· 1960
Sergeant

The Trials of Oscar Wilde· 1960
Court Usher

A Woman's Temptation· 1959
Radio operator

Ben-Hur· 1959
Hortator (uncredited)

Innocent Meeting· 1959
Macey

Man Accused· 1959
Police Sergeant

The Giant Behemoth· 1959
Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)

A Night to Remember· 1958
Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)

Dunkirk· 1958
Chief - Sheerness Dockyard (uncredited)

The Big Chance· 1957
Saw Mill Man

The Birthday Present· 1957
Cellblock Officer (uncredited)

The Crooked Sky· 1957
Commisioner

The One That Got Away· 1957
Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)

Destination Death· 1956
Police Sgt(uncredited)

Eyewitness· 1956
Cinema Commissionaire

Keep It Clean· 1956
Police Sergeant

The Battle of the River Plate· 1956
Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

The Hide-Out· 1956
Greeko

Tiger in the Smoke· 1956
Detective (uncredited)

Blonde Blackmailer· 1955
Scotland Yard Detective

The Mysterious Bullet· 1955
Davy Charlesworth

Beau Brummell· 1954
Hecker (uncredited)

Devil's Point· 1954
Marne

The Blazing Caravan· 1954
Publican (uncredited)

The Floating Dutchman· 1954
Gaoler (uncredited)

The House Across the Lake· 1954
Inspector Edgar (uncredited)

The Men of Sherwood Forest· 1954
Town Crier

The Rainbow Jacket· 1954
Police Constable on Point Duty (uncredited)

Counterspy· 1953
Policeman

Street of Shadows· 1953
Card Player (uncredited)

The Missing Man· 1953
Inspector Haslett (uncredited)

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.· 1951
Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)

High Treason· 1951
Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited)

Pool of London· 1951
Detective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)

The Lavender Hill Mob· 1951
Policeman at window (uncredited)