Tony Wilson
February 20, 1950 (74 years old) in Pendleton, Lancashire, UK
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
Credits
- 2021 · Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2018 · New Order: Decades as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Uncredited, 'Granada Reports' footage
- 2011 · Funny Up North as Himself
- 2010 · Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen as Himself
- 2009 · Joy Division as Self
- 2008 · The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review as
- 2007 · Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays as Himself
- 2006 · The Smiths: Under Review as
- 2006 · Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81 as Self
- 2006 · Manchester Passion as Himself
- 2006 · The Summer of Rave, 1989 as Self
- 2005 · A Cock and Bull Story as Tony Wilson
- 2005 · Banned in the UK as Self
- 2005 · The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith as Himself
- 2005 · Catch: The Hold Not Taken as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Keith Barret Show as
- 2002 · 24 Hour Party People as Wheel of Fortune Director
- 2000 · The Alcohol Years as Himself
- 1997 · Arthouse as Self - Presenter
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1993 · New Order Story as Self
- 1993 · The Frontline as Himself, Reporter at Siege
- 1990 · Madchester: The Sound of the North as Self
- 1986 · New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs as Himself
- 1984 · Factory: Play at Home as Self
- 1976 · Occupy! as Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
- 1973 · Music Maker: Rory Gallagher as Interviewer