Jan Miller (actress)

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]^[6] They had at least two children: the actress Amanda Pays,^[7] and Debra.^[4]

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)

References

^ "Jan Miller". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Dixon of Dock Green - TV history". uk.politics.misc. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Raising a Riot (1955)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Buchanan, Jason, "Howard Pays", Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 April 2013, retrieved 16 February 2013
^ "Howard Pays". Variety. 21 May 2002.
^ "Amanda Pays". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019.
^ Maxford, H. (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 559. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

External links

Jan Miller at IMDb

[BFI-1] "Jan Miller". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[2] "Dixon of Dock Green - TV history". uk.politics.misc. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[3] "Raising a Riot (1955)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[NYT-4] Buchanan, Jason, "Howard Pays", Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 April 2013, retrieved 16 February 2013

[variety-5] "Howard Pays". Variety. 21 May 2002.

[6] "Amanda Pays". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019.

[maxford-7] Maxford, H. (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 559. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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