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