Tony Wilson
Acting • Born 1950-02-20 – Died 2007-08-10
Biography
Anthony Howard "Tony" Wilson was an English record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. As the head of Factory Records and one of the owners of the infamous Hacienda nightclub, Wilson was the man behind some of Manchester's most successful bands and was known as Mr Manchester. His day job as a broadcaster saw him present programmes such as regional news show Granada Reports, music showcase So It Goes, World in Action, After Dark, Remote Control, Granada Upfront and the Politics Show to name but a few. His role in the music industry formed the basis of Michael Winterbottom's acclaimed film 24 Hour Party People.
Filmography
32 credits
The Smiths: Under Review
Movie • 2006
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
Movie • 2010
Himself
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
Movie • 2006
Self
Madchester: The Sound of the North
Movie • 1990
Self
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
Movie • 2005
Narrator (voice)
A Cock and Bull Story
Movie • 2005
Tony Wilson
Manchester Passion
Movie • 2006
Himself
24 Hour Party People
Movie • 2002
Studio Director
The Alcohol Years
Movie • 2000
Himself
Joy Division
Movie • 2009
Self
Occupy!
Movie • 1976
Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
New Order Story
Movie • 1993
Self
The Frontline
Movie • 1993
Himself, Reporter at Siege
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
Movie • 2008
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
Movie • 1986
Himself
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Movie • 2005
Himself
Factory: Play at Home
Movie • 1984
Self
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Movie • 2007
Himself
New Order: Decades
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Movie • 2021
Self (Archive Footage)
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Movie • 2006
Self
Funny Up North
Movie • 2011
Himself
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
Movie • 1973
Interviewer
That Tony Wilson
Movie • 2002
Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Movie • 2009
Self
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
Movie • 1986
Self
The Keith Barret Show
TV • 2004
Arthouse
TV • 1997
Self - Presenter
Banned in the UK
TV • 2005
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
Play At Home
TV • 1984
Self