George Layton

George Layton (born George Lowy on 2nd 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. He went on to leading parts at Coventryand Nottingham and appeared on Broadway in Chips with Everything. He also appeared in an Australian production called Funny Peculiar.

When Joshua Jones was translated into English, he served as the role of the narrator, and provided the voices of all the male characters and animals.

Voices

People

• Joshua
• Ravi
• Bapu Karia
• Spanner
• Mr. Cashmore
• Joe Laski

Animals

• Fairport
• Trojan
• Boomer

Selected Film and Television Work

Year	Title	Role
1968	Len and the River Mob	Len Tanner
1969–73, 1991	Doctor in the House Doctor at Large Doctor in Charge Doctor at the Top	Junior Dr Paul Collier
1974–75	It Ain't Half Hot Mum	Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons
1975	The Sweeney	Ray Stackpole
1975–76	My Brother's Keeper	Brian Booth
1979	Minder	Des
1981	Pigeon Street	Narrator
1992	Joshua Jones (English Dub)	Narrator, Male Voices and Animal Noises.
2011–12	EastEnders	Recurring role as Norman Simmonds
2012	Celebrity Masterchef	Himself