Claim: British actor Philip Lowrie, born Colin Philip Lowrie on June 20, 1936 in Lancashire, England, is best know for his role of Dennis Tanner in the Granada television drama Coronation Street, which he appeared in the opening episode of at age 24.
Evidence: Colin Philip Lowrie
(1936-06-20) 20 June 1936 (age 84)
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England Colin Philip Lowrie (born 20 June 1936) is an English stage and television actor, best known for playing Dennis Tanner in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, from the programme's inception in 1960–1968, and again from 2011–2014. At the age of 24, Lowrie appeared in the opening episode of the new Granada Television drama serial Coronation Street as Dennis Tanner, the son of Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix).