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