Howard Lang
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5149 |
| Birthday | 1911-03-20 |
| Place of Birth | Marylebone, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Donald Yarranton, |
1954
The Men of Sherwood Forest
6.929/14
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 ca...
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The Men of Sherwood Forest
1963
The Haunting
7.098/735
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 lie...
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The Haunting
1954
Devil's Point
7/1
A Thames River barge operator finds a mysterious package dropped by smugglers.
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Devil's Point
1971
10 Rillington Place
7.274/221
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 justic...
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10 Rillington Place
1953
Counterspy
6.333/3
While perusing the books of an engineering company, fastidious auditor Frank Manning encounters rum goings on when he is approached by a woman who cla...
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Counterspy
1940
Night Train to Munich
7.24/96
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;...
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Night Train to Munich
1956
The Hide-Out
4.375/8
An insurance investigator in London attempts to thwart smugglers trafficking stolen lambskins infected with anthrax.
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The Hide-Out
1961
Gorgo
5.325/114
When an underwater volcanic eruption tears up the sea bed off the coast of Ireland, two treasure hunters make the discovery of a lifetime when they en...
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Gorgo
1951
Pool of London
6.568/37
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
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Pool of London
1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.4/32
England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with th...
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1959
Ben-Hur
7.893/3262
In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in...
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Ben-Hur
1957
The Birthday Present
7.3/5
Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife's birthday through Customs....
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The Birthday Present
1959
Man Accused
7/3
Soon after celebrating his engagement to aristocratic heiress Kathy Riddle (Carol Marsh), engineer Bob Jensen (Ronald Howard) is accused by an insuran...
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Man Accused
1970
Perfect Friday
6.242/31
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 de...
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Perfect Friday
1958
Corridors of Blood
6.2/49
In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton [Boris Karloff] dares to dream the unthinkable: experimenting with anesthesia gases to make surgery pain-free. Whil...
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Corridors of Blood
1959
The Giant Behemoth
5.803/61
Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which...
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The Giant Behemoth
1960
Jackpot
6/5
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.
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Jackpot
1956
Eyewitness
6.778/9
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 fini...
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Eyewitness
1956
Tiger in the Smoke
6.7/8
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 ta...
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Tiger in the Smoke
1963
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
7.3/22
Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton, two humble teachers during 1963, discover a genius student's grandfather, simply known as "the Doctor", and his pol...
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Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
1957
The Big Chance
4.25/4
A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.
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The Big Chance
1964
Nothing But the Best
6.1/11
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 b...
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Nothing But the Best
1960
Night Train for Inverness
6.2/6
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 i...
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Night Train for Inverness
1959
A Woman's Temptation
6.5/2
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...
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A Woman's Temptation
1986
The Pyrates
9/1
A swashbuckling dramatisation of George Macdonald Fraser's book The Pyrates. A tale of adventure and romance on the high seas.
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The Pyrates
1971
Macbeth
7.1/303
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but al...
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Macbeth
1940
The Middle Watch
7/2
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, wh...
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The Middle Watch
1940
Convoy
5.6/15
A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
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Convoy
1940
Neutral Port
6.75/4
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.
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Neutral Port
1941
Freedom Radio
7/4
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. H...
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Freedom Radio
1946
Great Expectations
7.291/387
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman....
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Great Expectations
1947
So Well Remembered
5.233/15
A mill-owner's ambitious daughter almost ruins her husband's political career.
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So Well Remembered
1947
Jassy
5.167/12
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...
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Jassy
1948
Nothing Venture
7/1
A trio of young boys become involved in a criminal plot.
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Nothing Venture
1948
Hamlet
7.428/300
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Sha...
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Hamlet
1948
The Last Load
10/1
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...
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The Last Load
1950
The Mudlark
6.636/11
It's 1875 and a young street urchin wants to see Queen Victoria...
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The Mudlark
1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
6.96/149
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship a...
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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
7.2/295
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.
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The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
High Treason
5.727/11
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
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High Treason
1953
Street of Shadows
5.636/11
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...
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Street of Shadows
1953
The Missing Man
9/1
Through a mother's terrible dream, her son's body is discovered in France and his killer is arrested in England.
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The Missing Man
1954
The Floating Dutchman
6.333/3
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...
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The Floating Dutchman
1954
The Blazing Caravan
7/1
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?
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The Blazing Caravan
1954
The House Across the Lake
5.534/29
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older ma...
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The House Across the Lake
1954
The Rainbow Jacket
7/8
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.
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The Rainbow Jacket
1954
Beau Brummell
6.5/35
Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he initially alienates the Prince of W...
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Beau Brummell
1955
The Mysterious Bullet
9/1
A Scotland Yard ballistics expert is called into identify a murderer through a scientific analysis of the bullet that killed a man.
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The Mysterious Bullet
1955
Blonde Blackmailer
8/1
A man (Richard Arlen) wants answers when he gets out of prison after spending seven years for a murder he did not commit.
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Blonde Blackmailer
1956
Keep It Clean
5.333/6
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.
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Keep It Clean
1956
Destination Death
10/1
When Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a man in the London airport, the trail leads to Lisbon and a international currency smuggling...
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Destination Death
1956
The Battle of the River Plate
6.392/74
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 Is...
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The Battle of the River Plate
1957
The Crooked Sky
6.25/4
An American detective unmasks a gambler as the head of a banknote counterfeiting gang.
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The Crooked Sky
1957
The One That Got Away
6.831/59
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 Seco...
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The One That Got Away
1958
Dunkirk
6.849/76
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 someh...
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Dunkirk
1958
A Night to Remember
7.642/302
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspect...
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A Night to Remember
1959
Innocent Meeting
6.667/3
The daughter of a textile company owner falls in love with a young illustrator with a secret criminal past.
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Innocent Meeting
1951
High Treason
5.727/11
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
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High Treason
1960
Date at Midnight
8/1
Concerns an American reporter who, while carrying out a special assignment in England, helps to solve a murder mystery.
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Date at Midnight
1961
The Curse of the Werewolf
6.484/186
A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.
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The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
No Love for Johnnie
6.667/9
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 proble...
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No Love for Johnnie
1959
The Siege of Pinchgut
6.269/13
An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.
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The Siege of Pinchgut
1958
Links of Justice
9/2
Edgar is unhappily married to rich Clare. He plots with his mistress Stella to kill Clare, as she refuses to divorce him and gives him little money. H...
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