Tony Wilson
Date of birth: 1950-02-20
Place of birth: Pendleton, Lancashire, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Anthony H. Wilson
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Smiths: Under Review
2006-09-11
This in-depth retrospective surveys the history and music of the Smiths via interviews with the band
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
2010-05-17
Here is the movie for all the Clever Trevors and Billericay Dickies out there! A stunning and truly
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
2006-08-21
Shadowplayers is a two hour documentary film by James Nice tracing the early history of iconic Manch
Madchester: The Sound of the North
1990-05-06
Exploring the 'Madchester' music phenomena of the late '80s and early '90s. The band Northside appea
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
2005-01-01
Catch: The Hold Not Taken is a 2005 feature documentary film that contrasts the billion dollar indus
A Cock and Bull Story
2005-07-17
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the epo
Manchester Passion
2006-04-14
The Manchester Passion is a passion play about the last hours of Jesus, retold using a backdrop of t
24 Hour Party People
2002-02-13
Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a wa
The Alcohol Years
2000-11-09
Carol Morley returns to Manchester, where in the early 1980s, five years of her life were lost in an
Joy Division
2009-01-28
A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.
Occupy!
1976-01-01
Bill Nighy, Pete Postlewaite and (briefly) Julie Walters, then all of the Everyman Theatre Company,
New Order Story
1993-08-29
Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order
The Frontline
1993-01-01
Upon his release from a mental hospital, James re-kindles his relationship with pirate DJ Marion, he
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
2008-06-10
Showing for the first time how it all came together and what made it so great, the film is all at on
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
1986-09-01
New Order filmed live in concert in Tokyo, May 2nd 1985
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
2005-01-21
A 1-hour Documentary looking at the Manchester post-punk group and its infamous leader Mark E Smith.
Factory: Play at Home
1984-10-19
An examination into Factory Records. The members of New Order interview founders Tony Wilson and Mar
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
2007-09-20
Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Fa
New Order: Decades
2018-09-22
Part concert, part documentary, this film follows the band’s preparations in the re-staging of their
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015-06-13
Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021-02-27
The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey throu
The Summer of Rave, 1989
2006-01-01
In the final days of the yuppie decade, the summer of ’89 saw a new type of youth rebellion rip thro
Funny Up North
2011-07-23
Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
1973-01-01
Director Bill Keating built a programme around following Rory through a day of his short 1972 Irish
That Tony Wilson
2002-04-24
A portrait of Tony Wilson the visionary, provocateur, and self-styled cultural revolutionary who put
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009-01-07
Most rock fans may not know the name Anton Corbijn, but they've certainly seen his work. Corbijn sho
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
1986-06-01
A compilation of performances by bands taken from his previous TV shows in the late 70's, such as "S