Tony Wilson
Acting
1950-02-20 · 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.
Filmography
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021 · Movie
New Order: Decades
2018 · Movie
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015 · Movie
Funny Up North
2011 · Movie
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen
2010 · Movie
Joy Division
2009 · Movie
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009 · Movie
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
2008 · Movie
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
2007 · Movie
Control
2007 · Movie
The Smiths: Under Review
2006 · Movie
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
2006 · Movie
Manchester Passion
2006 · Movie
The Summer of Rave, 1989
2006 · Movie
A Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Movie
Banned in the UK
2005 · Series
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
2005 · Movie
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
2005 · Movie
The Keith Barret Show
2004 · Series
That Tony Wilson
2002 · Movie
24 Hour Party People
2002 · Movie
The Alcohol Years
2000 · Movie
Searching for Roger Taylor
2000 · Movie
Arthouse
1997 · Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Series
New Order Story
1993 · Movie
The Frontline
1993 · Movie
Madchester: The Sound of the North
1990 · Movie
The Durutti Column: Domo Arigato
1986 · Movie
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
1986 · Movie
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
1986 · Movie
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in Tokyo
1986 · Movie
Factory: Play at Home
1984 · Movie
Play At Home
1984 · Series
No City Fun
1979 · Movie
Occupy!
1976 · Movie
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
1973 · Movie
World in Action
1963 · Series