Howard Lang

Howard Lang (20 March 1911-11 December 1989 ) played Horg in the Doctor Who television story An Unearthly Child. A veteran of the Royal Navy, Mr. Lang's non-Doctor Who television acting credits included a recurring role in the series (co-starring Roger Delgado and Peter Diamond). He also had parts in such varied series as Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, and, but became best known for playing Victorian sailor Captain Baines on. He also appeared in such films as, , and. Among his last roles was Winston Churchill in the American television mini-series,, in 1983.

Having appeared in the second, third and fourth episodes of the first Doctor Who serial in 1963, Lang coincidentally died five days after the original transmission of Survival Part Three, the last episode of the original TV series.