Howard Lang
British actor (1911-1989) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 78
Howard Lang was an English actor known for playing Captain William Baines in the BBC nautical drama The Onedin Line.
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A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
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1989Died12 December 19891985
The Pickwick PapersSeries, Tony Weller1982
JaneSeries, Churchill1971
The Onedin LineSeries, Captain Baines
10 Rillington PlaceFilm, 19711970
Perfect FridayFilm, Bank Commissionaire1968
The Basil Brush ShowSeries1965
Gideon's WaySeries, Sergeant Fowler1964HMS ParadiseSeries, Commander Bell1963
Doctor Who: An Unearthly ChildFilm, Horg1962
The Scales of JusticeSeries, Abbott1961
GorgoFilm, First Colonel1960
JackpotFilm, George1959
Interpol CallingSeries, Commander Siddons1958
A Night to RememberFilm, Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)1957O.S.S.Series
The One That Got AwayFilm, 1957Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)1956
EyewitnessFilm, Cinema Commissionaire1954
Beau BrummellFilm, Hecker (uncredited)1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Film, Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)1950
Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Courier - Pilot
The MudlarkFilm, 1950Footman (uncredited)1948
HamletFilm, Servant (uncredited)1946
Great ExpectationsFilm, Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)1940
ConvoyFilm, Gunnery Officer (uncredited)1911Born20 March 1911
The Pickwick PapersSeries, Tony Weller1982JaneSeries, Churchill1971The Onedin LineSeries, Captain Baines10 Rillington PlaceFilm, 19711970Perfect FridayFilm, Bank Commissionaire1968The Basil Brush ShowSeries1965Gideon's WaySeries, Sergeant Fowler1964HMS ParadiseSeries, Commander Bell1963Doctor Who: An Unearthly ChildFilm, Horg1962The Scales of JusticeSeries, Abbott1961GorgoFilm, First Colonel1960JackpotFilm, George1959Interpol CallingSeries, Commander Siddons1958A Night to RememberFilm, Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)1957O.S.S.SeriesThe One That Got AwayFilm, 1957Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)1956EyewitnessFilm, Cinema Commissionaire1954Beau BrummellFilm, Hecker (uncredited)1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Film, Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)1950Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Courier - PilotThe MudlarkFilm, 1950Footman (uncredited)1948HamletFilm, Servant (uncredited)1946Great ExpectationsFilm, Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)1940ConvoyFilm, Gunnery Officer (uncredited)1911Born20 March 1911People around Howard
Close ties
Waris Hussein Directed The Cave of Skulls and The Firemaker
William Hartnell Also in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)
Carole Ann Ford Also in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)
William Russell Also in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)
Jacqueline Hill Also in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)- Jeremy Young Also in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)
- Eileen Way Also in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)
- Basil Dignam Also in The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Michael Goodliffe Also in A Night to Remember (1959)- Roy Ward Baker Directed A Night to Remember (1959)
Laurence Naismith Also in A Night to Remember (1958)- Nigel Stock Also in Eyewitness and Nothing But the Best
Cecil B. DeMille Directed This Day and Age (1933)
John Moulder-Brown Also in A Night to Remember (1958)
John Stuart Also in The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
Anne Stallybrass Also in The Onedin Line
Known for
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Ben-Hur 1959
A Night to Remember 1958
Hamlet 1948
10 Rillington Place 1971
Great Expectations 1946
Filmography 40
94 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1989 · aged 78
