Howard Pays | |
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![]() in Heavens Above! (1963) | |
Born | Harold Reginald Pays 11 June 1927 |
Died | 12 April 2002 | (aged 74)
Occupation(s) | 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[citation needed] on 11 June 1927.[1][2][3]
His first television role was playing the part of Bill Norton in the 1955–56 ITV daily soap opera Sixpenny Corner.[4] All 181 episodes have been announced as lost by their producer, BBC Television.[citation needed]
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.[2]
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.[2][3][5]
His second wife was Lynne.[2]
Pays died on 12 April 2002 in Alton, Hampshire,[1] of cancer.[3][better source needed]
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1958 | The Strange World of Planet X | Young Man in Pub | Uncredited |
1958 | A Night to Remember | Fifth Officer Harold Lowe | |
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" |