Personal Info

Biography

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

7.5

Martin - Warm Up Man

Pat and Margaret

1994

5.5

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

1992

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Rita Rudner

1990

4.0

Supt. Jamieson

Death Has A Bad Reputation

1990

7.5

Keith

Victoria Wood

1989

7.5

John Appleby

Victoria Wood

1989

5.2

Mr. Watson

Andy Capp

1988

6.1

Simon Spencer

Casualty

1986

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Gerry Speares

Tycoon

1978

7.0

Student

Sapphire

1959

Credits

Pat and Margaret

as Martin - Warm Up Man

1994

7.5

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

1992

5.5

Rita Rudner

1990

0.0

Death Has A Bad Reputation

as Supt. Jamieson

1990

4.0

Victoria Wood

as Keith

1989

7.5

Victoria Wood

as John Appleby

1989

7.5

Andy Capp

as Mr. Watson

1988

5.2

Casualty

as Simon Spencer

1986

6.1

Tycoon

as Gerry Speares

1978

0.0

Sapphire

as Student

1959

7.0

Serious Charge

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

1959

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