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George Layton (born George Lowy on 2 March 1943 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire of Czechoslovakian and Jewish ancestry) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and author. He was educated at Belle Vue Boys' Grammar School in Bradford and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where he won the Emile Littler award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate=24 August 2009 )〕 He went on to leading parts at Coventry and Nottingham and appeared on Broadway in ''Chips with Everything''. He also appeared in an Australian production called ''Funny Peculiar''. He is best known for three television roles – Junior Dr Paul Collier in the comedy series ''Doctor in the House'' and its first two and last sequels ''Doctor at Large'', ''Doctor in Charge'', ''and Doctor at the Top '', that of Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons in the first two series of ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Layton )〕 and as Des the mechanic in earlier episodes of ''Minder''. == Life and career == Layton was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. His early television work includes ''Swizzlewick'', ''Enter Solly Gold'', ''United!'', ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'', ''Detective'', ''What's in It For Me?'' and ''Lay Down Your Arms''. He also made guest appearances in many classic British series, including ''The Likely Lads'', ''Z-Cars'', ''The Liver Birds'', ''The Sweeney'', ''Minder'', and played the lead in ''Len and the River Mob''. In 1969 he played a small role in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''The Space Pirates''. Later that year he made his debut as boisterous medical student Paul Collier in ''Doctor in the House''. As well as continuing to star in the series and its sequels, in 1971 he began to co-write episodes with former co-star Jonathan Lynn, the first under the pseudonym Oliver Fry to conceal the new writer's identity from his fellow cast members. At the end of the ''Doctor in Charge'' series in 1973 he left the show (although he stayed on as a writer), and the following year he appeared in the first two series of ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' as Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons. He then joined forces with Jonathan Lynn once again to co-write and co-star in another sitcom ''My Brother's Keeper''. He also appeared in ''Carry On Behind'' in 1975 playing a hospital doctor. Layton was also one of the main presenters on the original series of ''That's Life!'', hosted by Esther Rantzen. His other television writing credits with Jonathan Lynn include episodes of ''On the Buses'', ''Nearest and Dearest'', ''Romany Jones'' and ''My Name Is Harry Worth''. In the mid-1970s he and Lynn began to write separately, and Layton became a regular writer of ''Robin's Nest'', in which he also played a guest character. Following this, he created and wrote the sitcoms ''Don't Wait Up'' starring Nigel Havers and Tony Britton and ''Executive Stress'' with Geoffrey Palmer and Penelope Keith. In 1990, ''Don't Wait Up'' won the Television and Radio Industries Club's 'Best Comedy Series' award. Throughout the 1980s, as well as playing a recurring character in the hit comedy-drama ''Minder'', he provided voices for the children's cartoons ''Pigeon Street'' and ''Joshua Jones'', and was the voice behind Sydney, a character in a tremendously popular and long-running advertising campaign for Tetley tea. After a brief return to the role of Paul Collier in 1991's ''Doctor at the Top'', he starred in the hit comedy-drama series ''Sunburn'' (1999–2000), playing Alan Brooks, area manager of Janus Holidays in Cyprus. His most recent acting appearances have been in ''Doctors'', ''Holby City'' and ''Casualty''. In 2006, he made five appearances in Dictionary Corner on the game show ''Countdown'' and made a guest appearance in an episode of ''Heartbeat''. On 18 January 1999 George Layton was the subject of ''This Is Your Life''. George's less well-known voiceover work includes TV commercials for various financial products, and narration of promotional videos for property speculators Inside Track. George is an avid Bradford City fan. In August 2012 George competed in Celebrity Masterchef. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Layton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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