Jan Miller (actress) explained

Jan Miller is a former British actress, known mainly for film and television work in the late 1950s and early 1960s,^[1] in particular her role as WPC Alex Johns in Dixon of Dock Green, from 1962 to 1964.^[2]

Career

One of her earliest films was Raising a Riot in 1955, which also featured Kenneth More, Shelagh Fraser, and Miller's sister Mandy Miller.^[3]

Personal life

She is the sister of child actress Mandy Miller. She was married to actor Howard Pays (later divorced), whom she met on the set of the daily ITV soap opera Sixpenny Corner.^{[4] [5]} They had at least two children: the actress Amanda Pays,^[6] and Debra.

Selected filmography

Films

• Raising a Riot (1955)
• The Secret (1955)
• A Guest for the Gallows (1955)
• The Wedding Dress (1955)
• The Return of Calico Jack (1957)
• Incident in Soho (1961)
• Stranglehold (1963)

Television

• The Vise (1958–1959)
• Plateau of Fear (1961)
• Dixon of Dock Green (1962–1964)
• Compact (1964–1965)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jan Miller . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924144408/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa4e3dc7 . dead . 24 September 2021 . 16 January 2023.
2. Web site: Dixon of Dock Green - TV history . uk.politics.misc . 16 January 2023.
3. Web site: Raising a Riot (1955) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170616224232/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b3e1318 . dead . 16 June 2017 . 16 January 2023.
4. Web site: Howard Pays. Variety . 21 May 2002 .
5. Web site: Amanda Pays. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030333/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba35695a5. dead. 3 February 2019. British Film Institute.
6. Book: Maxford, H. . Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company . McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers . 2019 . 978-1-4766-2914-8 . 16 January 2023 . 559.