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 | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Early life
editHoward Pays was born in West Ham, Essex[citation needed] on 11 June 1927.[1][2][3]
Career
editHis 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]
Personal life
editPays 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]
Filmography
edit| 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) |
| 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
edit- ^ a b "Howard Pays". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Buchanan, Jason, "Howard Pays", Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 April 2013, retrieved 16 February 2013
- ^ a b c "Howard Pays". Variety. 21 May 2002.
- ^ "Sixpenny Corner[23/09/55] (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Pays". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019.
External links
edit- Howard Pays at IMDb