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George Layton, born George Michael William Löwy, (2 March 1942), is a British actor best known for playing Paul Collier in ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'' and Bombardier Solomons in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum''.
He studied at RADA, which was followed by leading parts treading the boards at Coventry and Nottingham. His first TV role came in a 1961 episode of ''BBC Sunday-Night Play''. Early in his career he appeared in ''Swizzlewick'' and ''United!'', both of which [[MissingEpisode are now lost]], and also played Mario in two episodes of ''Series/TheLikelyLads''. In 1969, he appeared in all six episodes of the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E6TheSpacePirates The Space Pirates]]".
That same year, he starred in ''Doctor in the House'' as medical student Paul Collier. He stayed on with the series for the follow-ups ''Doctor at Large'' and ''Doctor in Charge'', and from ''Doctor at Sea'' onwards moved on to writing for it instead. The same year as ''Doctor at Sea'', he starred in ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' as Bombardier Solomons, and [[PutOnABus left the series]] after Series 2.
He and his ''Doctor'' co-writer Jonathan Lynn also wrote episodes of ''Series/OnTheBuses'', ''Nearest and Dearest'', and ''Romany Jones'', as well as an unproduced X-rated ''Film/CarryOn'' film, ''Carry On Again Nurse''. The two began to write separately in the mid-70s, so Layton wrote for ''Robin's Nest'' and created the series ''Don't Wait Up'' and ''Executive Stress''. From 1979 to 1982, he played Des in a few episodes of ''Series/{{Minder}}'' but had to leave the role due to commitments to a pantomime. In his later years, he considered leaving ''Minder'' to be a mistake.
In The90s, he played Dr. Collier one final time in the critically panned ''Doctor at the Top'' and provided narration for ''WesternAnimation/JoshuaJones''. More recently, he has made appearances in ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', ''Series/HolbyCity'', ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', ''Series/TheBill'', 24 episodes of ''Series/EastEnders'', ''Series/{{Vicious}}'', and ''Series/{{Casualty}}''.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/CarryOnBehind'' (1975) -- Doctor
* ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor'' (1976) -- Tony Bender
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/ZCars'', 5 episodes:
** "A Straight Deal" (1964) -- Jack Simpson
** "Under Cover" (1965) -- Frank Wilkins
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Sunday... Sunday...: Part 1", "Sunday... Sunday...: Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1969) -- Grady
** "The Little Woman: Part 2" (1970) -- Todd
* ''Series/TheLikelyLads'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Suitor", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"[[/labelnote]] (1965) -- Mario
* ''Series/LookAndRead'', 10 episodes (1968) -- Len Tanner
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 6-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E6TheSpacePirates The Space Pirates]]" (1969) -- Technician Penn
* ''Series/{{Jackanory}}'', 5 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Hartwarp Light Railway: Trial Run", "The Hartwarp Light Railway: Full Speed Ahead", "The Hartwarp Circus: Winter Quarters", "The Hartwarp Circus: The Fire", "The Hartwarp Circus: The Morning After"[[/labelnote]] (1969) -- Storyteller
* ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'', 21 episodes (1969-70) -- Paul Collier
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "Whose Turn Next" (1969) -- Billy Tate
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', 24 episodes (1971) -- Dr. Paul Collier
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 2 episodes (1971) -- Barney Shelton
* ''Series/ItsAwfullyBadForYourEyesDarling'', episode "The Flat to Ourselves" (1971) -- Gus
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor in Charge]]'', 38 episodes (1972-73) -- Dr. Paul Collier
* ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'', 16 episodes (1974-75) -- Bombardier "Solly" Solomons
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Golden Fleece", "Trojan Bus"[[/labelnote]] (1975) -- Ray Stackpole
* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', 6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Bounty Hunter", "Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away", "Diamonds Are a Girl's Worst Enemy", "Caught in the Act, Fact", "You Need Hands", "Back in Good Old England"[[/labelnote]] (1979-82) -- Des
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at the Top]]'', 7 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Sins of the Father", "Happy Birthday, Sir Geoffrey", "The V.I.P.", "The Kindest Cut...", "Bye Bye, Bickerstaff", "It's Alright, I Am a Doctor", "Waring Goes Private"[[/labelnote]] (1991) -- Dr. Paul Collier
* ''WesternAnimation/JoshuaJones'', 12 episodes (1992) -- Narrator
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', 4 episodes:
** "Keep It in the Family" (2003) -- Alex Hanson
** "The Universe Provides" (2008) -- Ashish Mountjoy
** "Walter" (2012) -- George Simpson
** "Mods and Rockers" (2015) -- Rod Buckwell
* ''Series/HolbyCity'', episode "Baptism of Fire" (2004) -- Howard Martin
* ''Series/{{Nova}}'', episode "E=mc
* ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', episode "Hearts and Flowers" (2006) -- Graham Simpson
* ''Series/TheBill'', episode "Back from the Dead" (2007) -- Dr. Michael Sanderson
* ''Series/EastEnders'', 24 episodes (2011-12) -- Norman Simmonds
* ''Series/{{Vicious}}'', episode "Stag Do" (2015) -- Andrew
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', 2 episodes:
** "A Moment of Clarity" (2015) -- Clive Jones
** 1 episode (2018) -- George "Geordie" [=McDale=]
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George Layton, born George Michael William Löwy, (2 March 1942), is a British actor best known for playing Paul Collier in ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'' and Bombardier Solomons in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum''.
He studied at RADA, which was followed by leading parts treading the boards at Coventry and Nottingham. His first TV role came in a 1961 episode of ''BBC Sunday-Night Play''. Early in his career he appeared in ''Swizzlewick'' and ''United!'', both of which [[MissingEpisode are now lost]], and also played Mario in two episodes of ''Series/TheLikelyLads''. In 1969, he appeared in all six episodes of the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E6TheSpacePirates The Space Pirates]]".
That same year, he starred in ''Doctor in the House'' as medical student Paul Collier. He stayed on with the series for the follow-ups ''Doctor at Large'' and ''Doctor in Charge'', and from ''Doctor at Sea'' onwards moved on to writing for it instead. The same year as ''Doctor at Sea'', he starred in ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' as Bombardier Solomons, and [[PutOnABus left the series]] after Series 2.
He and his ''Doctor'' co-writer Jonathan Lynn also wrote episodes of ''Series/OnTheBuses'', ''Nearest and Dearest'', and ''Romany Jones'', as well as an unproduced X-rated ''Film/CarryOn'' film, ''Carry On Again Nurse''. The two began to write separately in the mid-70s, so Layton wrote for ''Robin's Nest'' and created the series ''Don't Wait Up'' and ''Executive Stress''. From 1979 to 1982, he played Des in a few episodes of ''Series/{{Minder}}'' but had to leave the role due to commitments to a pantomime. In his later years, he considered leaving ''Minder'' to be a mistake.
In The90s, he played Dr. Collier one final time in the critically panned ''Doctor at the Top'' and provided narration for ''WesternAnimation/JoshuaJones''. More recently, he has made appearances in ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', ''Series/HolbyCity'', ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', ''Series/TheBill'', 24 episodes of ''Series/EastEnders'', ''Series/{{Vicious}}'', and ''Series/{{Casualty}}''.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/CarryOnBehind'' (1975) -- Doctor
* ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor'' (1976) -- Tony Bender
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/ZCars'', 5 episodes:
** "A Straight Deal" (1964) -- Jack Simpson
** "Under Cover" (1965) -- Frank Wilkins
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Sunday... Sunday...: Part 1", "Sunday... Sunday...: Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1969) -- Grady
** "The Little Woman: Part 2" (1970) -- Todd
* ''Series/TheLikelyLads'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Suitor", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"[[/labelnote]] (1965) -- Mario
* ''Series/LookAndRead'', 10 episodes (1968) -- Len Tanner
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 6-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E6TheSpacePirates The Space Pirates]]" (1969) -- Technician Penn
* ''Series/{{Jackanory}}'', 5 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Hartwarp Light Railway: Trial Run", "The Hartwarp Light Railway: Full Speed Ahead", "The Hartwarp Circus: Winter Quarters", "The Hartwarp Circus: The Fire", "The Hartwarp Circus: The Morning After"[[/labelnote]] (1969) -- Storyteller
* ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'', 21 episodes (1969-70) -- Paul Collier
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "Whose Turn Next" (1969) -- Billy Tate
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', 24 episodes (1971) -- Dr. Paul Collier
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 2 episodes (1971) -- Barney Shelton
* ''Series/ItsAwfullyBadForYourEyesDarling'', episode "The Flat to Ourselves" (1971) -- Gus
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor in Charge]]'', 38 episodes (1972-73) -- Dr. Paul Collier
* ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'', 16 episodes (1974-75) -- Bombardier "Solly" Solomons
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Golden Fleece", "Trojan Bus"[[/labelnote]] (1975) -- Ray Stackpole
* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', 6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Bounty Hunter", "Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away", "Diamonds Are a Girl's Worst Enemy", "Caught in the Act, Fact", "You Need Hands", "Back in Good Old England"[[/labelnote]] (1979-82) -- Des
* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at the Top]]'', 7 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Sins of the Father", "Happy Birthday, Sir Geoffrey", "The V.I.P.", "The Kindest Cut...", "Bye Bye, Bickerstaff", "It's Alright, I Am a Doctor", "Waring Goes Private"[[/labelnote]] (1991) -- Dr. Paul Collier
* ''WesternAnimation/JoshuaJones'', 12 episodes (1992) -- Narrator
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', 4 episodes:
** "Keep It in the Family" (2003) -- Alex Hanson
** "The Universe Provides" (2008) -- Ashish Mountjoy
** "Walter" (2012) -- George Simpson
** "Mods and Rockers" (2015) -- Rod Buckwell
* ''Series/HolbyCity'', episode "Baptism of Fire" (2004) -- Howard Martin
* ''Series/{{Nova}}'', episode "E=mc
* ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', episode "Hearts and Flowers" (2006) -- Graham Simpson
* ''Series/TheBill'', episode "Back from the Dead" (2007) -- Dr. Michael Sanderson
* ''Series/EastEnders'', 24 episodes (2011-12) -- Norman Simmonds
* ''Series/{{Vicious}}'', episode "Stag Do" (2015) -- Andrew
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', 2 episodes:
** "A Moment of Clarity" (2015) -- Clive Jones
** 1 episode (2018) -- George "Geordie" [=McDale=]
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