Alan Rothwell
Born	9 February 1937 (1937-02-09) (age 72) Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alan Rothwell is a British actor and television presenter. He first came to fame in 1960, playing the character David Barlow in the soap 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 addict Nicholas 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.

[edit] References

• Alan Rothwell at the Internet Movie Database
• Alan Rothwell at TV.com