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