| Howard Pays | |
| Birth Name: | Harold Reginald Pays |
| Birth Date: | 1927 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | West Ham, Essex, England |
| Death Place: | Alton, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation: | Actor Theatrical agent |
| Spouse: | Jan Miller |
| Children: | Amanda Pays |
Howard Pays (11 June 1927 – 12 April 2002) was an English actor who, in partnership with Freddy Vale, started the London-based talent agency CCA.
Howard Pays was born in West Ham, Essex on 11 June 1927.[1]
His first television role was playing the part of Bill Norton in the 1955–56 ITV daily soap opera Sixpenny Corner.[2] All 181 episodes have been announced as lost by their producer, BBC Television.
After retiring from acting, he established a talent agency in London with Freddy Vale. The agency did well, representing clients such as actor John Rhys-Davies and cinematographer Tony Pierce-Roberts.
Pays met his future wife, Jan Miller, on the set of Sixpenny Corner. One of their daughters, Amanda Pays, also became an actor. They had at least one other child, a daughter called Debra.[3] [4]
His second wife was Lynne.
Pays died on 12 April 2002 in Alton, Hampshire,[1] of cancer.[3]
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1958 | The Strange World of Planet X | Young Man in Pub | Uncredited | |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | |||
| 1959 | Horrors of the Black Museum | Patrol Constable No. 2 | ||
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Policeman at traffic lights | Uncredited | |
| 1960 | Jungle Street | Sergeant Pelling | ||
| 1960 | Urge to Kill | Charles Ramskill | ||
| 1960 | Cone of Silence | Steward #2 | ||
| 1960 | Just Joe | Rodney | ||
| 1961 | Edgar Wallace Mysteries | Police Sgt. | 'The Sinister Man', episode | |
| 1961 | Never Back Losers | Freddie | ||
| 1961 | Dangerous Afternoon | Jack Loring | ||
| 1962 | The Password Is Courage | Mansard | ||
| 1963 | Two Left Feet | Peter | Uncredited | |
| 1963 | Heavens Above! | Astronaut | Uncredited | |
| 1964 | Ring of Spies | P.O. Garton | Uncredited | |
| 1966 | Ambush at Devil's Gap | Stefan Valdar | ||
| 1968 | Attack on the Iron Coast | Lieutenant Graham | (final film role) | |
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1955 | Sixpenny Corner | Bill Norton | 20 episodes | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Richard/Alfred | "Double Identity" | |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Holst | "The Lonely Chair" | |