Howard Pays

Howard Pays was born in West Ham, Essex^{[citation needed]} on 11 June 1927.^[1][2][3]

His 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]

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.^[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]}