Acting credits
33
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Alan Rothwell
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 13Series: 20
TMDB ID: 1229820
IMDb ID: nm0745335
Known for: Acting
Born: February 9, 1937
Died: May 14, 2026
Age: 89
Place of birth: Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2018
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 7.26
Wikidata: Q4707671
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Alan Rothwell.
as Douglas
Walk Like a Panther
2018 • Movie
as Uncle Jimmie
A Song for Jenny
2015 • Movie
as Old Man on Pier
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013 • Movie
as Addict 1
Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
2006 • Movie
as Alan Massey
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002 • Movie
as John Wells MP (Conservative)
The Falklands Play
2002 • Movie
as Duty Sergeant
The Cater Street Hangman
1998 • Movie
as Tronson, The Butler
The Master Blackmailer
1992 • Movie
as (voice)
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990 • Movie
as Vicar
Angel Voices
1989 • Movie
as Brandner
Zeppelin
1971 • Movie
as Fisher
The Lie
1970 • Movie
as Young Husband
Nothing But the Best
1964 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Alan Rothwell.
as Reg • 1 eps
The Driver
2014 • Series
as Villager • 1 eps
The Musketeers
2014 • Series
as Dennis Smith • 1 eps
New Street Law
2006 • Series
as Gerry Stringer • 6 eps
Dead Man Weds
2005 • Series
2 eps
Conviction
2004 • Series
as Bill • 1 eps
Shameless
2004 • Series
as Dudley Jackson • 1 eps
Queer as Folk
1999 • Series
as Paul Fairfax • 1 eps
The Grand
1997 • Series
as Peter Stone • 1 eps
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 • Series
as Mr Dearman • 1 eps
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994 • Series
as Reverend Jackson • 5 eps
Heartbeat
1992 • Series
129 eps
Children's Ward
1989 • Series
as Vicar • 1 eps
Watching
1987 • Series
1 eps
Open Air
1986 • Series
as Tronson, The Butler • 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
1984 • Series
as Hubert Merrick • 1 eps
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 • Series
1 eps
Cilla's Comedy Six
1975 • Series
as Bill Rose • 1 eps
Gideon's Way
1965 • Series
7 eps
Oliver Twist
1962 • Series
1 eps
No Hiding Place
1959 • Series