
Alan Rothwell
Acting
Born 1937-02-09 · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK · Died 2026-05-14
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.
Acting

Walk Like a Panther
Douglas

A Song for Jenny
Uncle Jimmie

The Driver
Reg

The Musketeers
Villager

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Old Man on Pier

Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
Addict 1

New Street Law

Dead Man Weds
Gerry Stringer

Conviction

Shameless
Bill

Shameless
Stanton

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Alan Massey

The Falklands Play
John Wells MP (Conservative)

Queer as Folk
Dudley Jackson

The Cater Street Hangman
Duty Sergeant

The Grand
Paul Fairfax

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Peter Stone

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Dr. Fisher (voice)

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
Mr Dearman
Harry
Buxton

Heartbeat
Reverend Jackson

Heartbeat
Vicar

The Master Blackmailer
Tronson, The Butler

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
(voice)

Children's Ward

Angel Voices
Vicar

Watching
Vicar
Open Air

Sherlock Holmes
Tronson, The Butler

All Creatures Great and Small
Hubert Merrick