Philip Lowrie
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Colin Philip Lowrie (20 June 1936 – 25 April 2025) was an English stage and television actor. He played Dennis Tanner in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street from its inception in 1960 until 1968 and again from 2011 until 2014.
Infobox
Born
Colin Philip Lowrie(1936-06-20)20 June 1936Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Died
25 April 2025(2025-04-25) (aged 88)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1958–2019
Known for
Role of Dennis Tanner in Coronation Street (1960–1968, 2011–2014)
Tables
· Acting credits › Filmography
1958
Notes
Series 1 episode 17: A Young Affair
1959
Sapphire
Role(s)
Student
Notes
Uncredited
1960-1968, 2011-2014
Role(s)
Coronation Street
Notes
Dennis Tanner
1966
1970-1972
Role(s)
Kate
Notes
Leonard Snow
1972-1973
Role(s)
War and Peace
Notes
French Lieutenant/French Captain/Pierre's Second
1973
Putting on the Agony
Role(s)
Barry
Notes
Television film
1975
1976
Cilla's World of Comedy
Role(s)
Philip Travers
Notes
Series 1 episode 6: Who's Your Friend?
Golden Hill
Role(s)
Terry Ashby
Notes
5 episodes
East Lynn
Role(s)
Archibald Carlyle
Notes
Television film
1977
Devenish
Notes
Episode: The Great Exhibition
1978
A Soft Touch
Role(s)
Paul
Notes
Series 1 episode 3: Play Acting
Tycoon
Role(s)
Gerry Speares
Notes
3 episodes
1980
Company and Co
Role(s)
Billy Hawkes
Notes
7 episodes
1985
Voices in the Dark
Role(s)
David
Notes
Television film
1987
The English Programme
Role(s)
David
Notes
2 episodes
1989
Rules of Engagement
Role(s)
Nigel Quinn
Notes
4 episodes
Role(s)
Keith/John Appleby
Notes
Episode 2: The Library,episode 4: We'd Quite Like to Apologise
1990
Rita Rudner
Notes
1 episode
Role(s)
Supt. Jamieson
Notes
Series 2 episode 2: Death Has A Bad Reputation
1993
Harry
Role(s)
Houseman
Notes
Series 1 episode 3
2010
Casualty
Role(s)
Ancient Mariner
Notes
Series 24 episode 34:Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea
2012
Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie
Role(s)
Dennis Tanner/Norris' Grandfather
Notes
Television short
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1958 | Saturday Playhouse | Series 1 episode 17: A Young Affair | |
| Starr and Company | 1st Boy | Series 1 episode 51: Willie | |
| 1959 | Sunday Night Theatre | Able Seaman Morris | Series 10 episode 1: The Stone Ship |
| Sapphire | Student | Uncredited | |
| Serious Charge | Youth in Larry's Gang | Film; uncredited | |
| 1960-1968, 2011-2014 | Coronation Street | Dennis Tanner | 673 episodes |
| 1963 | Play of the Week | Tim | Series 10 episode 40: The Seventh Wave |
| 1966 | This Man Craig | Pupil | Series 1 episode 26: Old Flame |
| 1970-1972 | Kate | Leonard Snow | 3 episodes |
| 1972-1973 | War and Peace | French Lieutenant/French Captain/Pierre's Second | 3 episodes |
| 1973 | Putting on the Agony | Barry | Television film |
| 1974 | Notorious Woman | Alexandre Manceau | Series 1 episode 7: Rebolution |
| 1975 | Jackanory | Architect | Episode: The Emperor's Nightingale |
| Crown Court | Dr. Pritchard | Series 4 episode 11: Matron: Part 2 | |
| 1976 | Cilla's World of Comedy | Philip Travers | Series 1 episode 6: Who's Your Friend? |
| Golden Hill | Terry Ashby | 5 episodes | |
| East Lynn | Archibald Carlyle | Television film | |
| 1977 | The Cuckoo Waltz | Tom Napier | Series 3 episode 2: The Treat |
| Devenish | Episode: The Great Exhibition | ||
| 1978 | A Soft Touch | Paul | Series 1 episode 3: Play Acting |
| Tycoon | Gerry Speares | 3 episodes | |
| The Liver Birds | Mr Green | Series 9 episode 4: Weeds | |
| 1980 | Company and Co | Billy Hawkes | 7 episodes |
| 1983 | Angels | Mike Roberts | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Voices in the Dark | David | Television film |
| 1986 | Galloping Galaxies! | Wimp | Series 2 episode 1 |
| 1987 | The English Programme | David | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Andy Capp | Mr Watson | 6 episodes |
| Blind Justice | Milligan | 1 episode | |
| 1989 | Rules of Engagement | Nigel Quinn | 4 episodes |
| Victoria Wood | Keith/John Appleby | Episode 2: The Library,episode 4: We'd Quite Like to Apologise | |
| Casualty | Simon Spencer | Series 4 episode 12: Hanging On | |
| 1990 | Rita Rudner | 1 episode | |
| Frederick Forsyth Presents | Supt. Jamieson | Series 2 episode 2: Death Has A Bad Reputation | |
| 1993 | Harry | Houseman | Series 1 episode 3 |
| 1994 | Pat and Margaret | Martin/Warm Up Man | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Doctors | Ron Cornwall | Series 7 episode 103: Lost for Words |
| 2010 | Casualty | Ancient Mariner | Series 24 episode 34:Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea |
| 2012 | Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie | Dennis Tanner/Norris' Grandfather | Television short |
| 2016 | Home Fires | Mr Lakin | 3 episodes |
References
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/philip-lowrie-dead-coronation-street-dennis-tanner-b2740029.html
- http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=8940124&c=uk [dead link]http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=8940124&c=uk
- Birth registered: GRO June quarter 1936 Ashton, Volume 8d, p. 975
- Rada.ac.ukhttps://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/philip-lowrie/
- 45cat.comhttps://www.45cat.com/record/emb5179
- Ftvdb.bfi.org.ukhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090526195646/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/62403?view=credit
- Aveleyman.comhttps://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=81999
- Express.co.ukhttps://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/225282/50-years-on-Dennis-Tanner-the-menace-is-back-in-Corrie
- "Doctor Who character breaks record for longest gap between TV appearances"https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/11/doctor-who-character-breaks-record-for-longest-gap-between-tv-appearances-726493
- Itv.comhttps://www.itv.com/news/2025-04-26/philip-lowrie-one-of-corries-original-stars-dies-aged-88-publicist-says
- Manchester Evening Newshttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/coronation-street-legend-philip-lowrie-31514992
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/27/philip-lowrie-obituary