# Howard Pays

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{{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!](/source/Heavens_Above!)'' (1963)
| birth_name               = Harold Reginald Pays
| birth_date               = {{birth date|df=yes|1927|06|11}}
| birth_place              = [West Ham](/source/County_Borough_of_West_Ham), [Essex](/source/Essex), [England](/source/England)
| death_date               = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|04|12|1927|06|11}}
| death_place              = [Alton](/source/Alton%2C_Hampshire), [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire), England
| restingplace            =
| alma_mater              = 
| othername               =
| occupation              = [Actor](/source/Actor)<br>[Theatrical agent](/source/Theatrical_agent)
| yearsactive             =
| spouse                  = [Jan Miller](/source/Jan_Miller_(actress))
| children                = [Amanda Pays](/source/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](/source/London)-based talent agency '''CCA'''.

==Early life==
Howard Pays was born in [West Ham](/source/County_Borough_of_West_Ham), [Essex](/source/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](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) daily [soap opera](/source/soap_opera) ''[Sixpenny Corner](/source/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](/source/BBC_Television)''.{{cn|date=January 2023}}

After retiring from acting, he established a [talent agency](/source/talent_agency) in London with Freddy Vale. The agency did well, representing clients such as actor [John Rhys-Davies](/source/John_Rhys-Davies) and cinematographer [Tony Pierce-Roberts](/source/Tony_Pierce-Roberts).{{r|NYT}}

==Personal life==
Pays met his future wife, [Jan Miller](/source/Jan_Miller_(actress)), on the set of ''Sixpenny Corner''. One of their daughters, [Amanda Pays](/source/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](/source/Alton%2C_Hampshire), [Hampshire](/source/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](/source/The_Strange_World_of_Planet_X_(film))'' || Young Man in Pub || Uncredited
|-
|1958|| ''[A Night to Remember](/source/A_Night_to_Remember_(1958_film))'' || Fifth Officer [Harold Lowe](/source/Harold_Lowe) ||
|-
|1959|| ''[Horrors of the Black Museum](/source/Horrors_of_the_Black_Museum)'' || Patrol Constable No. 2 ||
|-
|1959|| ''[Too Many Crooks](/source/Too_Many_Crooks)'' || Policeman at traffic lights || Uncredited
|-
|1960|| ''[Jungle Street](/source/Jungle_Street)'' || Sergeant Pelling ||
|-
|1960|| ''[Urge to Kill](/source/Urge_to_Kill_(film))'' || Charles Ramskill ||
|-
|1960|| ''[Cone of Silence](/source/Cone_of_Silence_(film))'' || Steward #2 ||
|-
|1960|| ''[Just Joe](/source/Just_Joe)'' || Rodney ||
|-
|1961|| ''[Edgar Wallace Mysteries](/source/Edgar_Wallace_Mysteries)'' || Police Sgt. || 'The Sinister Man', episode
|-
|1961|| ''[Never Back Losers](/source/Never_Back_Losers)'' || Freddie ||
|-
|1961|| ''[Dangerous Afternoon](/source/Dangerous_Afternoon)'' || Jack Loring ||
|-
|1962|| ''[The Password Is Courage](/source/The_Password_Is_Courage)'' || Mansard ||
|-
|1963|| ''[Two Left Feet](/source/Two_Left_Feet_(film))'' || Peter || Uncredited
|-
|1963|| ''[Heavens Above!](/source/Heavens_Above!)'' || Astronaut || Uncredited
|-
|1964|| ''[Ring of Spies](/source/Ring_of_Spies)'' || P.O. Garton || Uncredited
|-
|1966|| ''Ambush at Devil's Gap'' || Stefan Valdar ||
|-
|1968|| ''[Attack on the Iron Coast](/source/Attack_on_the_Iron_Coast)'' || Lieutenant Graham || (final film role)
|-
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1955|| ''[Sixpenny Corner](/source/Sixpenny_Corner)'' || Bill Norton || 20 episodes
|-
|1956
|''[The Adventures of Sir Lancelot](/source/The_Adventures_of_Sir_Lancelot)''
|Richard/Alfred
|"Double Identity"
|-
|1960|| ''[Danger Man](/source/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](/source/The_New_York_Times) |access-date=16 February 2013 }}
</ref>

</references>

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0668491|name=Howard Pays}}

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