Howard Pays
{{Short description|English actor (1927–2002)}}
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{{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 =
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| othername =
| occupation = Actor
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.{{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}}{{r|NYT}}
Career
His first television role was playing the part of Bill Norton in the 1955–56 ITV daily soap opera Sixpenny Corner.{{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}} 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}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/people-news/howard-pays-1117867334/|title=Howard Pays|work=Variety|date=21 May 2002|publisher=}}{{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}}
His second wife was Lynne.{{r|NYT}}
Pays died on 12 April 2002 in Alton, Hampshire, of cancer.{{better source|Alton is not cited|date=January 2023}}
Filmography
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! 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
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{{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 }}
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0668491|name=Howard Pays}}
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