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Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson

Actor · Born 1950-02-20 · Pendleton, Lancashire, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. 24 Hour Party People (2002) — Studio Director
  2. A Cock and Bull Story (2005) — Tony Wilson
  3. Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996) — Self
  4. Joy Division (2009) — Self
  5. Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021) — Self (Archive Footage)
  6. New Order Story (1993) — Self
  7. New Order: Decades (2018) — Self (archive footage)
  8. The Alcohol Years (2000) — Himself
  9. The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith (2005) — Himself
  10. The Keith Barret Show (2004)
  11. Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays (2007) — Himself
  12. The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World (2015) — Self (archive footage)
  13. Catch: The Hold Not Taken (2005) — Narrator (voice)
  14. The Frontline (1993) — Himself, Reporter at Siege
  15. The Summer of Rave, 1989 (2006) — Self
  16. Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009) — Self
  17. World in Action (1963)
  18. Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen (2010) — Himself
  19. Occupy! (1976) — Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
  20. Funny Up North (2011) — Himself
  21. The Smiths: Under Review (2006)
  22. Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81 (2006) — Self
  23. Madchester: The Sound of the North (1990) — Self
  24. Manchester Passion (2006) — Himself
  25. The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review (2008)
  26. New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs (1986) — Himself
  27. Factory: Play at Home (1984) — Self
  28. Music Maker: Rory Gallagher (1973) — Interviewer
  29. That Tony Wilson (2002) — Self
  30. The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978 (1986) — Self
  31. Searching for Roger Taylor (2000) — Self
  32. Arthouse (1997) — Self - Presenter
  33. Banned in the UK (2005) — Self
  34. Play At Home (1984) — Self

Directed

  1. New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs (1986) — Director
  2. New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in Tokyo (1986) — Director