The family moved to Surrey before settling in Bradford where George Layton was born in Bradford Royal Infirmary.
10 Facts About George Layton
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George Layton was educated at Belle Vue Boys' Grammar School in Bradford during which time, in an interview for Talking Pictures TV Channel in April 2020, he mentioned his work on BBC Children's Hour at the former BBC Studios at Piccadilly, Manchester, where he came under the influence and guidance of Trevor Hill, Violet Carson and Doris Gamble.
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George Layton then studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he won the Emile Littler award.
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George Layton appeared in an Australian production called Funny Peculiar.
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George Layton made guest appearances in many classic British series, including The Likely Lads, Z-Cars, The Liver Birds, two episodes of The Sweeney, Minder and played the lead in Len and the River Mob.
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George Layton then joined forces with Jonathan Lynn to co-write and co-star in another sitcom My Brother's Keeper.
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George Layton appeared in Carry On Behind in 1975 playing a hospital doctor.
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George Layton provided voices for the children's cartoons Pigeon Street and Joshua Jones, and was the voice behind Sydney, a character in the long-running advertising campaign for Tetley tea.
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On 18 January 1999 George Layton was the subject of This Is Your Life.
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George Layton has written three books of short stories, entitled The Fib and Other Stories, The Swap and Other Stories and The Trick and Other Stories.