Tony Wilson
Known for: Acting
Born: February 20, 1950
Died: August 10, 2007
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
32 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
6.6
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021
6.6
New Order: Decades
2018
8.7
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015
6.0
Funny Up North
2011
7.0
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen
2010
7.6
Joy Division
2009
7.0
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
NR
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
2008
7.7
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
2007
7.5
Control
2007
NR
The Smiths: Under Review
2006
NR
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
2006NR
Manchester Passion
2006
7.5
The Summer of Rave, 1989
2006
6.1
A Cock and Bull Story
2005NR
Banned in the UK
2005
5.6
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
20055.0
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
20057.3
The Keith Barret Show
2004
NR
That Tony Wilson
2002
7.0
24 Hour Party People
2002
7.3
The Alcohol Years
2000NR
Searching for Roger Taylor
2000NR
Arthouse
1997
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
7.2
New Order Story
1993
6.0
The Frontline
1993
NR
Madchester: The Sound of the North
1990
NR
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
1986NR
The Durutti Column: Domo Arigato
1986NR
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
1986
NR
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in Tokyo
1986
NR
Factory: Play at Home
1984NR
Play At Home
1984
NR
No City Fun
1979
10.0
Occupy!
1976
NR
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
1973
7.0
World in Action
1963