
Alan Rothwell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 9, 1937
- Died
- May 14, 2026 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
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
Movie · as Douglas

A Song for Jenny
Movie · as Uncle Jimmie

The Musketeers
TV · as Villager · 1 ep

The Driver
TV · as Reg · 1 ep

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Movie · as Old Man on Pier

Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
Movie · as Addict 1

New Street Law
TV · as Dennis Smith · 1 ep

Dead Man Weds
TV · as Gerry Stringer · 6 eps

Conviction
TV · 2 eps

Shameless
TV · as Bill, Stanton · 1 ep

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Movie · as Alan Massey

The Falklands Play
Movie · as John Wells MP (Conservative)

Queer as Folk
TV · as Dudley Jackson · 1 ep

The Cater Street Hangman
Movie · as Duty Sergeant

The Grand
TV · as Paul Fairfax · 1 ep

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
TV · as Dr. Fisher (voice), Peter Stone · 1 ep

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
TV · as Mr Dearman · 1 ep
Harry
TV · as Buxton · 3 eps

The Master Blackmailer
Movie · as Tronson, The Butler

Heartbeat
TV · as Reverend Jackson, Vicar · 5 eps

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Movie · as (voice)

Angel Voices
Movie · as Vicar

Children's Ward
TV · 129 eps

Watching
TV · as Vicar · 1 ep
Open Air
TV · 1 ep

Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Tronson, The Butler · 1 ep

All Creatures Great and Small
TV · as Hubert Merrick · 1 ep

Cilla's Comedy Six
TV · 1 ep

Zeppelin
Movie · as Brandner

The Lie
Movie · as Fisher

Gideon's Way
TV · as Bill Rose · 1 ep

Nothing But the Best
Movie · as Young Husband

Sergeant Cork
TV · as Mr. Carney · 1 ep

Oliver Twist
TV · as Charley Bates · 8 eps
Top Secret
TV · 26 eps

Linda
Movie · as Phil

No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep