Tony Wilson
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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.
Known for
Credits
24 Hour Party People (2002)
as Studio Director
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
as Tony Wilson
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)
as Self (Archive Footage)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Occupy! (1976)
as Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
The Summer of Rave, 1989 (2006)
as Self
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978 (1986)
as Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
as Self
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen (2010)
as Himself
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith (2005)
as Himself
The Smiths: Under Review (2006)
Actor
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays (2007)
as Himself
Searching for Roger Taylor (2000)
as Self
Factory: Play at Home (1984)
as Self
Joy Division (2009)
as Self
Catch: The Hold Not Taken (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
New Order Story (1993)
as Self
Funny Up North (2011)
as Himself
Madchester: The Sound of the North (1990)
as Self
That Tony Wilson (2002)
as Self
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review (2008)
Actor
New Order: Decades (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher (1973)
as Interviewer
The Frontline (1993)
as Himself, Reporter at Siege
Manchester Passion (2006)
as Himself
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs (1986)
as Himself
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81 (2006)
as Self
The Alcohol Years (2000)
as Himself