Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson

2/20/1950 – 8/10/2007Pendleton, 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.

Filmography (34 titles)

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché6.6Movie

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Self (Archive Footage) · 2021

New Order: Decades6.6Movie

New Order: Decades

Self (archive footage) · 2018

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World8.7Movie

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

Self (archive footage) · 2015

Funny Up North6.0Movie

Funny Up North

Himself · 2011

Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen7.0Movie

Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen

Himself · 2010

Joy Division7.6Movie

Joy Division

Self · 2009

Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn7.0Movie

Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn

Self · 2009

The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under ReviewMovie

The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review

2008

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays7.7Movie

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

Himself · 2007

The Smiths: Under ReviewMovie

The Smiths: Under Review

2006

Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81Movie

Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81

Self · 2006

Movie

Manchester Passion

Himself · 2006

The Summer of Rave, 19897.5Movie

The Summer of Rave, 1989

Self · 2006

A Cock and Bull Story6.1Movie

A Cock and Bull Story

Tony Wilson · 2005

Show

Banned in the UK

Self · 2005

The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith5.6Movie

The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

Himself · 2005

5.0Movie

Catch: The Hold Not Taken

Narrator (voice) · 2005

7.3Show

The Keith Barret Show

2004

That Tony WilsonMovie

That Tony Wilson

Self · 2002

24 Hour Party People7.0Movie

24 Hour Party People

Studio Director · 2002

The Alcohol Years7.3Movie

The Alcohol Years

Himself · 2000

Movie

Searching for Roger Taylor

Self · 2000

Show

Arthouse

Self - Presenter · 1997

Never Mind the Buzzcocks7.0Show

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self · 1996

New Order Story7.2Movie

New Order Story

Self · 1993

6.0Movie

The Frontline

Himself, Reporter at Siege · 1993

Madchester: The Sound of the NorthMovie

Madchester: The Sound of the North

Self · 1990

New Order: Pumped Full of DrugsMovie

New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs

Himself · 1986

Movie

The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978

Self · 1986

Factory: Play at HomeMovie

Factory: Play at Home

Self · 1984