Howard Pays (11 June 1927 – 12 April 2002) was an English actor who, in partnership with Freddy Vale, started the
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-based talent agency CCA.
Early life
Howard Pays was born in
West Ham
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,
Essex
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on 11 June 1927.
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Career
His first television role was playing the part of Bill Norton in the 1955–56 ITV
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daily soap opera
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'' Sixpenny Corner''. All 181 episodes have been announced as lost by their producer, ''BBC Television
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''.
After retiring from acting, he established a talent agency
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in London with Freddy Vale. The agency did well, representing clients such as actor John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor best known for portraying Sallah in the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise and Gimli in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. His other roles include Michael Malone in the 1993 series ''The Untoucha ...
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
Amanda Pays (born 6 June 1959) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Theora Jones in the film and television series ''Max Headroom'' and as Christina "Tina" McGee in ''The Flash'' and reprised her role in the 2014 series of the ...
, 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
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, Hampshire
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Filmography
References
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1927 births
2002 deaths
English male television actors
English male film actors