Tony Wilson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
World in Action
1963
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Film
24 Hour Party People
Studio Director
2002
Film
A Cock and Bull Story
Tony Wilson
2005
Film
Occupy!
Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
1976
Arthouse
Self - Presenter
1997
The Keith Barret Show
2004
Film
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Self (Archive Footage)
2021
Banned in the UK
Self
2005
Play At Home
Self
1984
Searching for Roger Taylor
Self
2000
Film
New Order: Decades
Self (archive footage)
2018
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Self
2006
Film
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Funny Up North
Himself
2011
Film
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen
Himself
2010
Film
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
Interviewer
1973
Film
The Smiths: Under Review
2006
Film
Joy Division
Self
2009
Film
That Tony Wilson
Self
2002
Film
Factory: Play at Home
Self
1984
Film
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
2009
Film
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
2008
Film
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
Self
2006
Film
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Himself
2007
Film
New Order Story
Self
1993
Film
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Himself
2005
Film
Madchester: The Sound of the North
Self
1990
Manchester Passion
Himself
2006
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
Self
1986
Film
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
Himself
1986
Film
The Frontline
Himself, Reporter at Siege
1993
Film
The Alcohol Years
Himself
2000