{{Short description|English actor (1927–2002)}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{use British English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Howard Pays | image = Actor_Howard_Pays.jpg | caption = in ''Heavens Above!'' (1963) | birth_name = Harold Reginald Pays | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1927|06|11}} | birth_place = West Ham, Essex, England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|04|12|1927|06|11}} | death_place = Alton, Hampshire, England | restingplace = | alma_mater = | othername = | occupation = Actor<br>Theatrical agent | yearsactive = | spouse = Jan Miller | children = Amanda Pays | website = | awards = }} '''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'''.
==Early life== Howard Pays was born in West Ham, Essex{{cn|date=January 2023}} on 11 June 1927.<ref name=bfibio>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba4173709|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010125048/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba4173709|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2018|title=Howard Pays|website=BFI}}</ref>{{r|NYT}}<ref name=variety/>
==Career== His first television role was playing the part of Bill Norton in the 1955–56 ITV daily soap opera ''Sixpenny Corner''.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7eb10c61|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212125/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7eb10c61|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2019|title=Sixpenny Corner[23/09/55] (1955)|website=BFI}}</ref> All 181 episodes have been announced as lost by their producer, ''BBC Television''.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
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.{{r|NYT}}
==Personal life== 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.{{r|NYT}}<ref name=variety>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/people-news/howard-pays-1117867334/|title=Howard Pays|work=Variety|date=21 May 2002|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba35695a5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030333/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba35695a5|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2019|title=Amanda Pays|website=BFI}}</ref>
His second wife was Lynne.{{r|NYT}}
Pays died on 12 April 2002 in Alton, Hampshire,<ref name=bfibio/> of cancer.<ref name=variety/>{{better source|Alton is not cited|date=January 2023}}
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film |- ! 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) |- |- ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | 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" |}
==References== <references>
<ref name="NYT"> {{citation |last=Buchanan |first=Jason |title=Howard Pays |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/187699/Howard-Pays/biography |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411133911/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/187699/Howard-Pays/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |access-date=16 February 2013 }} </ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0668491|name=Howard Pays}}
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