
Philip Lowrie
Jun 20, 1936 - Apr 25, 2025 (88 years old) in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK
English stage and screen actor and occasional singer was well known for playing Dennis Tanner in the world's longest running soap opera, Coronation Street. His two periods spent on the "street", from its inception in 1960 until 1968, and then again between 2011-14 earned him and entry in the Guinness World Records as "the person with the longest gap between television appearances as the same character in the same show" - 43 years. This record was subsequently broken by fellow English actor William Russell in October 2022.
Lowrie also had a long and illustrious stage career.
Known For

Casualty
Simon Spencer

Victoria Wood
Keith

Sapphire
Student

Andy Capp
Mr. Watson

Serious Charge
Boy in Coffee Bar/Larry's Gang (uncredited)

Pat and Margaret
Martin - Warm Up Man

Death Has A Bad Reputation
Supt. Jamieson
Credits
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Pat and Margaret 1994Martin - Warm Up Man★ 7.5
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★ 5.5
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Rita Rudner 1990★ NR
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Supt. Jamieson★ 4
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Victoria Wood 1989Keith★ 7.5
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Andy Capp 1988Mr. Watson★ 5.2
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Casualty 1986Simon Spencer★ 6.1
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Sapphire 1959Student★ 7
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Serious Charge 1959Boy in Coffee Bar/Larry's Gang (uncredited)★ 6.4