Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 20, 1950
Died
Aug 10, 2007
Place of Birth
Pendleton, Lancashire, UK
Credits
38 titles
Tony Wilson
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
Filmography
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Self (Archive Footage)
New Order: Decades
Self (archive footage)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
Funny Up North
Himself
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
Himself
Joy Division
Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Himself
Control
Co-Producer
The Smiths: Under Review
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
Self
Manchester Passion
Himself
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Self
A Cock and Bull Story
Tony Wilson
Banned in the UK
Self
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Himself
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
Narrator (voice)
The Keith Barret Show
That Tony Wilson
Self
24 Hour Party People
Studio Director
The Alcohol Years
Himself
Searching for Roger Taylor
Self
Arthouse
Self - Presenter
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
New Order Story
Self
The Frontline
Himself, Reporter at Siege
Madchester: The Sound of the North
Self
The Durutti Column: Domo Arigato
Producer
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
Himself
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
Self
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in Tokyo
Director
Factory: Play at Home
Self
Play At Home
Self
No City Fun
Producer
Occupy!
Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
Interviewer
World in Action