Acting
Alan Rothwell
EN cinema · 14 credits
Born
9 February 1937
Died
14 May 2026 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Alan Rothwell was a British actor and television presenter. He played David Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as a regular from 1960 to 1961, and again from 1963 to 1968. He was Nicholas Black in Brookside between 1985 and 1986. He presented the children's TV series Picture Box from 1968 to 1989.
Known for
Filmography
Walk Like a Panther
as Douglas
A Song for Jenny
as Uncle Jimmie
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
as Old Man on Pier
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
as Alan Massey
The Falklands Play
as John Wells MP (Conservative)
The Cater Street Hangman
as Duty Sergeant
The Master Blackmailer
as Tronson, The Butler
Angel Voices
as Vicar
Zeppelin
as Brandner
The Lie
as Fisher
Nothing But the Best
as Young Husband
Linda
as Phil