Alan Rothwell, one of Coronation Street’s original cast members, dies aged 89

Coronation Street star Alan Rothwell (ITV/Shutterstock/PA) -

Alan Rothwell, best known for playing David Barlow in the original cast of ITV soap Coronation Street, has died aged 89, his family told the Press Association.

The English actor starred on the soap as the brother of Ken Barlow, played by William Roache, when it first launched in 1960 until 1969.