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Tony Wilson


Tony Wilson

Birthday:

02/20/1950

Place of birth:

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.


Credits

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)
as Self (Archive Footage)
New Order: Decades (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
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
Joy Division (2009)
as Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
as Self
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review (2008)
as
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays (2007)
as Himself
The Smiths: Under Review (2006)
as
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81 (2006)
as Self
Manchester Passion (2006)
as Himself
The Summer of Rave, 1989 (2006)
as Self
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
as Tony Wilson
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith (2005)
as Himself
Catch: The Hold Not Taken (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
That Tony Wilson (2002)
as Self
24 Hour Party People (2002)
as Studio Director
The Alcohol Years (2000)
as Himself
New Order Story (1993)
as Self
The Frontline (1993)
as Himself, Reporter at Siege
Madchester: The Sound of the North (1990)
as Self
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs (1986)
as Himself
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978 (1986)
as Self
Factory: Play at Home (1984)
as Self
Occupy! (1976)
as Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher (1973)
as Interviewer
Control (2007)
Co-Producer
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs (1986)
Director
The Durutti Column: Domo Arigato (1986)
Producer
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in Tokyo (1986)
Director
No City Fun (1979)
Producer