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Howard Lang

Born 20 March 1911 Died 11 December 1989, aged 78 Marylebone, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
43age in their first credit on record (1954)
31years on screen and counting
1credits in 1985, their busiest year
12dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Night Train for Inverness poster Age: 48

Night Train for Inverness

1960
as Sergeant
Corridors of Blood poster Age: 47

Corridors of Blood

1958
as Chief Inspector
The House Across the Lake poster Age: 43

The House Across the Lake

1954
as Inspector Edgar (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
The Pickwick Papers poster Age: 73

The Pickwick Papers

1985
as Tony Weller
The Last Days of Pompeii poster Age: 73

The Last Days of Pompeii

1984
as Medon
Jane poster Age: 71

Jane

1982
as Churchill
It's Murder. But Is It Art? poster Age: 61

It's Murder. But Is It Art?

1972
as Chief Constable
The Onedin Line poster Age: 60

The Onedin Line

1971
as Captain Baines
No poster
Age: 53

HMS Paradise

1964
as Commander Bell
Sir Francis Drake poster Age: 50

Sir Francis Drake

1961
as Grenville
No poster
Age: 46

White Hunter

1957
as Burrows
No poster
Age: 45

The Adventures of the Big Man

1956
as Balford
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