Background
Layton, William Hardesty was born on December 23, 1913 in Osborne, Kansas, United States. Son of Walter Adonis and Helen Olivia (Amos) Layton.
Layton, William Hardesty was born on December 23, 1913 in Osborne, Kansas, United States. Son of Walter Adonis and Helen Olivia (Amos) Layton.
Bachelor, University Colorado, 1936. Graduate, American Academy Dramatic Arts, 1938. Student, Herbert Berghoff Studios, 1948.
Studied with Sanford Meisner, Neighborhood Playhouse, 1956.
Actor, New York City and London, 1937-1949; member of faculty, American Academy Dramatic Arts/American Theatre Wing, New York City, 1947-1956; actor films and television, Spain, 1966-1983; teacher, National Film School, Madrid, 1968-1973; teacher, (Royal Academy Dramatic Art), Madrid, 1970-1984; teacher, Institut del Teatre, Barcelona, Spain, 1975-1977; honorary president, director, William Layton Laboratorio del Teatro, Madrid. Founder, director Teatro Estudio Madrid, Teatro Experimental, Teatro Estable Castellano, Madrid, 1962-1983. Consultant Spanish National Theater, Madrid, 1989-1994.
With United States Marine Corps, 1942-1946, PTO. Member Dramatists Guild, Sociedad Autores España, Asociacion Directores España, Fundación (President Honorario 1994).