Person

Tony Wilson

Acting · 1950–2007 · 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.

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  Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  Self

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  World in Action

  1963

• Arthouse

  Self - Presenter

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  24 Hour Party People

  Studio Director

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  Control

  Co-Producer

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  A Cock and Bull Story

  Tony Wilson

• The Keith Barret Show

  2004

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  Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

  Self (Archive Footage)

• The Durutti Column: Domo Arigato

  Producer

• Banned in the UK

  Self

• 2021Poly Styrene: I Am a ClichéSelf (Archive Footage)
• 2018New Order: DecadesSelf (archive footage)
• 2015The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the WorldSelf (archive footage)
• 2011Funny Up NorthHimself
• 2010Ian Dury: Rare And UnseenHimself
• 2009Joy DivisionSelf
• 2009Shadow Play: The Making of Anton CorbijnSelf
• 2008The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
• 2007Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy MondaysHimself
• 2007ControlCo-Producer
• 2006The Smiths: Under Review
• 2006Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81Self
• 2006Manchester PassionHimself
• 2006The Summer of Rave, 1989Self
• 2005A Cock and Bull StoryTony Wilson
• 2005Banned in the UKSelf
• 2005The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. SmithHimself
• 2005Catch: The Hold Not TakenNarrator (voice)
• 2004The Keith Barret Show
• 2002That Tony WilsonSelf
• 200224 Hour Party PeopleStudio Director
• 2000The Alcohol YearsHimself
• 2000Searching for Roger TaylorSelf
• 1997ArthouseSelf - Presenter
• 1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf
• 1993New Order StorySelf
• 1993The FrontlineHimself, Reporter at Siege
• 1990Madchester: The Sound of the NorthSelf
• 1986New Order: Pumped Full of DrugsHimself
• 1986The Durutti Column: Domo ArigatoProducer
• 1986The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978Self
• 1986New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in TokyoDirector
• 1984Factory: Play at HomeSelf
• 1984Play At HomeSelf
• 1979No City FunProducer
• 1976Occupy!Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
• 1973Music Maker: Rory GallagherInterviewer
• 1963World in Action