Tony Wilson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 20, 1950
- Died
- August 10, 2007 (aged 57)
- Birthplace
- Pendleton, Lancashire, UK
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.
Known For
Control
24 Hour Party People
A Cock and Bull Story
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Joy Division
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
New Order Story
New Order: Decades
The Alcohol Years
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Filmography
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
New Order: Decades
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Funny Up North
Movie · as Himself
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen
Movie · as Himself
Joy Division
Movie · as Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Movie · as Self
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
Movie
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Movie · as Himself
The Smiths: Under Review
Movie
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
Movie · as Self
Manchester Passion
Movie · as Himself
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Movie · as Self
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
A Cock and Bull Story
Movie · as Tony Wilson
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Movie · as Himself
Banned in the UK
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Keith Barret Show
TV · 1 ep
24 Hour Party People
Movie · as Studio Director
That Tony Wilson
Movie · as Self
The Alcohol Years
Movie · as Himself
Searching for Roger Taylor
Movie · as Self
Arthouse
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self · 2 eps
New Order Story
Movie · as Self
The Frontline
Movie · as Himself, Reporter at Siege
Madchester: The Sound of the North
Movie · as Self
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
Movie · as Himself
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
Movie · as Self
Factory: Play at Home
Movie · as Self
Play At Home
TV · as Self · 9 eps
Occupy!
Movie · as Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
Movie · as Interviewer
World in Action
TV · 3 eps