Getty Images The Oldham-born actor, pictured with his family in 1969 Veteran actor Alan Rothwell, best known for playing David Barlow in the original cast of ITV soap Coronation Street, has died aged 89 after a short illness. Born in Oldham, he starred in the programme from its inception in 1960 until 1969, and later appeared in TV series such as Gideon's Way, The Villains and Brookside. Rothwell's family confirmed the actor "died peacefully in hospital" earlier. "Beyond his professional achievements, he was a loving husband, father, grandfather and uncle," the actor's family said in a tribute. "He will be fondly remembered and deeply missed." Rothwell also starred in the Channel 4 soap Brookside as Nicholas Black in the 1980s and became a familiar face to generations of viewers as the presenter of the long-running children's television programmes Picture Box and Hickory House.…