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 on 11 June 1927.
Career His first television role was playing the part of Bill Norton in the 1955–56 ITV daily soap opera Sixpenny Corner. All 181 episodes have been announced as lost by their producer, BBC Television.
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.
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.
His second wife was Lynne.
Pays died on 12 April 2002 in Alton, Hampshire, of cancer.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1958 The Strange World of Planet X Young Man in Pub Uncredited1958 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 Uncredited1960 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', episode1961 Never Back Losers Freddie 1961 Dangerous Afternoon Jack Loring 1962 The Password Is Courage Mansard 1963 Two Left Feet Peter Uncredited1963 Heavens Above! Astronaut Uncredited1964 Ring of Spies P.O. Garton Uncredited1966 Ambush at Devil's Gap Stefan Valdar 1968 Attack on the Iron Coast Lieutenant Graham (final film role) Television Year Title Role Notes1955 Sixpenny Corner Bill Norton 20 episodes1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotRichard/Alfred"Double Identity"1960 Danger Man Holst "The Lonely Chair"
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