Back to peopleHoward LangNo photo availableHoward LangKnown forActingBornMarch 20, 1911DiedDecember 11, 1989Place of birthMarylebone, London, England, UKBiographyLife and careerHoward 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.Filmography5 filmsAll5Acting5The Haunting1963as Hugh Crain (uncredited)Ben-Hur1959as Hortator (uncredited)A Night to Remember1958as Chief Officer Henry Wilde (uncredited)Hamlet1948as Servant (uncredited)Great Expectations1946as Man sitting next to Pip at Magwitch's Trial (uncredited)