
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)

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Searching for Roger Taylor (2000)
as Self

New Order: Decades (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Catch: The Hold Not Taken (2005)
as Narrator (voice)

The Summer of Rave, 1989 (2006)
as Self

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World (2015)
as Self (archive footage)

Funny Up North (2011)
as Himself

Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen (2010)
as Himself

Music Maker: Rory Gallagher (1973)
as Interviewer

The Smiths: Under Review (2006)
Actor

Joy Division (2009)
as Self

That Tony Wilson (2002)
as Self

Factory: Play at Home (1984)
as Self

Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
as Self

The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review (2008)
Actor

Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81 (2006)
as Self

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays (2007)
as Himself

New Order Story (1993)
as Self

The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith (2005)
as Himself

Madchester: The Sound of the North (1990)
as Self
Manchester Passion (2006)
as Himself
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978 (1986)
as Self

New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs (1986)
as Himself

The Frontline (1993)
as Himself, Reporter at Siege

The Alcohol Years (2000)
as Himself




