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Aliases: Donald Yarranton

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 19

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(1963) Horg
Gideon's Way
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7

Gideon's Way

(1965) Sergeant Fowler
The Onedin Line
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7

The Onedin Line

(1971) Captain Baines
Sir Francis Drake
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5

Sir Francis Drake

(1961) Grenville
The Winds of War
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7

The Winds of War

(1983) Winston Churchill
Ben-Hur
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8

Ben-Hur

(1959) Hortator (uncredited)
The Adventures of William Tell
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6
The Scales of Justice
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7

The Scales of Justice

(1962) Abbott

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1984 Medon
1983 Winston Churchill
1971 Captain Baines
N/A
1970 Bank Commissionaire
Sir John Seymour
1965 Sergeant Fowler
1964 Jutson
1963 Horg
Horg
Hugh Crain (uncredited)
1962 Abbott
1961 Grenville
First Colonel
1960 Court Usher
George
Sergeant
1959 Hortator (uncredited)
Police Sergeant
Commander Siddons
Naval Commader, at the "Valkyrie" wreck (uncredited)
1958 Chief Inspector
Schmidt
1957 Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
N/A
Saw Mill Man
1956 Greeko
Detective (uncredited)
Cinema Commissionaire
1954 Marne
Town Crier
1953 Policeman
1951 Detective Detaining Suspect
1940 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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