Howard Pays was an English actor, born in West Ham, London, England on 11 June 1927. After appearing in a number of film and television programmes, Pays gave up acting to represent thespians and other professionals in television and motion pictures, becoming one of England's most successful talent agents. In partnership with Freddy Vale, he started the London-based talent agency CCA. He died on 12 April 2002 in Alton, Hampshire, of cancer.
