- Alan Rothwell
Infobox actor
imagesize = 150px
name = Alan Rothwell
birthdate = Birth date and age|1937|2|9|df=y
location =Oldham ,Lancashire ,England
notable role = David Barlow in "Coronation Street "
Nicholas Black in "Brookside "Alan Rothwell is a British actor and television
presenter . He first came to fame in 1960, playing the characterDavid Barlow in thesoap opera "Coronation Street ". After leaving this role in 1968, Alan became known as a presenter to a generation of children. He appeared on the children's television programmes "Picture Box " from 1969 to 1990 and "Hickory House" from 1973 to 1978. Alan returned to soap operas in 1985, this time as heroin addictNicholas Black in "Brookside ". Among his many other television credits are parts in "Casualty", "Emmerdale " and "Heartbeat".In 2004, he guest starred in the "
Doctor Who " audio adventure "The Twilight Kingdom ".References
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745335/ Alan Rothwell at the Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.tv.com/alan-rothwell/person/94877/summary.html Alan Rothwell at TV.com]
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