ROTHWELL Alan

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ROTHWELL
Alan

English actor

Date of Birth: 9 February 1937
Age at the time of death: 89 years old
Date death 14 May 2026
In the rating: #110 Actor

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Alan Rothwell was an English actor. He played David Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as a regular from 1960 to 1961, and again from 1963 to 1968, and Nicholas Black in Brookside between 1985 and 1986. His other acting credits include playing Mike in Top Secret (1961–1962), a recurring role in Heartbeat (1994–1995), and various roles in Doctors (2004–2016). He also presented the children's television series Picture Box and Hickory House.

Rothwell was born in Oldham, Lancashire, on 9 February 1937. He first came to fame playing the character Jimmy Grange in The Archers, then David Barlow in the then new ITV soap opera Coronation Street as a regular from December 1960 until June 1961, then appeared for two episodes in June 1963, before returning as a regular from December 1964 to April 1968. The character was killed off off-screen two years later. He also featured as a regular character in all 26 episodes of the 1961–1962 British spy series Top Secret in the role of Mike. He was a guest star in Gideon's Way 1964 as a young man wrongly accused of killing his girlfriend played by Carol White. He also had roles in the rediscovered 1960 film Linda, also starring Carol White, and the 1971 film Zeppelin, starring Michael York and Elke Sommer.

Rothwell then became known as a presenter to a generation of children, appearing on the children's television programmes Picture Box from 1969 to 1989 and Hickory House from 1973 to 1978.

Rothwell returned to soap operas in 1985, this time portraying the heroin addict Nicholas Black in Brookside. In 2002, he appeared in the television drama film Shipman. He also played Gerry Stringer in all six episodes of Dead Man Weds in 2005. Among his many other television credits are parts in Casualty, Emmerdale, Heartbeat, Doctors, Shameless and Bedlam, A Song For Jenny, (BBC 2015), Rovers, (Jellylegs, 2016). In 2004, Rothwell guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio adventure The Twilight Kingdom.

In 2015, Rothwell appeared as a villager in the BBC TV series The Musketeers episode 2.5 "The Return". In 2018, Rothwell appeared as Douglas in 20th Century-Fox's British comedy Walk Like A Panther, released in cinemas 9 March of that year.

Rothwell died following a short illness on 14 May 2026, at the age of 89. His death was announced by the Coronation Street social media team. William Roache, who portrayed his on-screen brother Ken Barlow in the soap, paid tribute and said he was "very sorry to hear of Rothwell's passing. He and I worked together on the very first episodes of Coronation Street, which was such a wonderful time. I got to know him well over the years; he was a very good actor and a delightful man."

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Date of Birth 9 February 1937

Age at the time of death 89 years old

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Gemini	88%
Sagittarius	84%
Libra	84%
Aquarius	80%
Taurus	76%
Scorpio	72%
Aries	72%
Cancer	72%
Leo	68%
Capricorn	64%
Virgo	56%

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Snake	96%
Bull	84%
Tiger	84%
Dragon	80%
Monkey	76%
Goat	76%
Rat	76%
Pig	72%
Rabbit	72%
Dog	68%
Horse	56%

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Wolf	96%
Fox	92%
Bear	92%
Raven	92%
Stork	88%
Horse	84%
Finist	84%
Elk	80%
Eagle	76%
Aurochs	76%
Pike	64%
Boar	64%
Virgin	60%
Swan	56%
Lynx	56%
Serpent	36%

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Nile	92%
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Geb	76%
Bastet	64%
Set	60%
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Horus	56%
Sekhmet	44%

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Oak	84%
Hawthorn	84%
Willow	80%
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Ivy	64%
Vine	60%
Hazel	56%
Holly	56%
Reed	44%
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Kumbha	92%
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Kanya	84%
Tula	80%
Vrishchika	76%
Simha	76%
Karka	64%
Mesha	64%
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Gentian	96%
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Lily	92%
Poppy	92%
Thistle	92%
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Violet	84%
Bellflower	84%
Chamomile	84%
Hydrangea	84%
Magnolia	84%
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Tulip	76%
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Dahlia	76%
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Peony	56%
Camellia	56%
Heather	56%
Rose	56%
Sunflower	56%
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Lotus	44%
Dandelion	40%

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Pisces — 2nd decan	92%
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Aquarius — 1st decan	92%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	92%
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Sagittarius — 1st decan	84%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	84%
Libra — 2nd decan	84%
Virgo — 3rd decan	84%
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Libra — 3rd decan	80%
Virgo — 1st decan	80%
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Scorpio — 3rd decan	76%
Scorpio — 1st decan	76%
Libra — 1st decan	76%
Virgo — 2nd decan	76%
Leo — 3rd decan	64%
Leo — 1st decan	64%
Cancer — 1st decan	64%
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Taurus — 2nd decan	64%
Cancer — 2nd decan	60%
Taurus — 3rd decan	60%
Leo — 2nd decan	56%
Cancer — 3rd decan	56%
Gemini — 3rd decan	56%
Gemini — 1st decan	56%
Taurus — 1st decan	56%
Aries — 3rd decan	44%
Aries — 1st decan	40%
Aries — 2nd decan	36%

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