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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Character:Self (Archive Footage)
Release Date:27/02/2021
New Order: Decades
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/09/2018
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/06/2015
Funny Up North
Character:Himself
Release Date:23/07/2011
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/05/2010
Joy Division
Character:Self
Release Date:28/01/2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Character:Self
Release Date:07/01/2009
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
Character:
Release Date:10/06/2008
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/09/2007
The Smiths: Under Review
Character:
Release Date:11/09/2006
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
Character:Self
Release Date:21/08/2006
Manchester Passion
Character:Himself
Release Date:14/04/2006
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2006
A Cock and Bull Story
Character:Tony Wilson
Release Date:17/07/2005
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Character:Himself
Release Date:21/01/2005
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2005
That Tony Wilson
Character:Self
Release Date:24/04/2002
24 Hour Party People
Character:Studio Director
Release Date:13/02/2002
The Alcohol Years
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/11/2000
New Order Story
Character:Self
Release Date:29/08/1993
The Frontline
Character:Himself, Reporter at Siege
Release Date:01/01/1993
Madchester: The Sound of the North
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/1990
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/09/1986
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/1986
Factory: Play at Home
Character:Self
Release Date:19/10/1984
Occupy!
Character:Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1976
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
Character:Interviewer
Release Date:01/01/1973
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