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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 20, 1950
Died
August 10, 2007
Place of Birth
Pendleton, Lancashire, UK
Also Known As
- Anthony H. Wilson
Tony Wilson
0.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.7
Self (Archive Footage)
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021
6.6
Self (archive footage)
New Order: Decades
2018
8.7
Self (archive footage)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015
6.0
Himself
Funny Up North
2011
7.0
Himself
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
2010
7.7
Self
Joy Division
2009
7.0
Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
0.0
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
2008
7.7
Himself
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
2007
0.0
The Smiths: Under Review
2006
Credits
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Self (Archive Footage)
2021
6.7
New Order: Decades
as Self (archive footage)
2018
6.6
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
as Self (archive footage)
2015
8.7
Funny Up North
as Himself
2011
6.0
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
as Himself
2010
7.0
Joy Division
as Self
2009
7.7
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
as Self
2009
7.0
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
2008
0.0
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
as Himself
2007
7.7
The Smiths: Under Review
2006
0.0
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
as Self
2006
0.0
🎬
Manchester Passion
as Himself
2006
0.0
The Summer of Rave, 1989
as Self
2006
7.5
A Cock and Bull Story
as Tony Wilson
2005
6.1
Banned in the UK
as Self
2005
0.0
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
as Himself
2005
5.6
🎬
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
as Narrator (voice)
2005
5.0
🎬
The Keith Barret Show
2004
7.3
That Tony Wilson
as Self
2002
0.0
24 Hour Party People
as Wheel of Fortune Director
2002
6.9
The Alcohol Years
as Himself
2000
6.3
🎬
Arthouse
as Self - Presenter
1997
0.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996
7.0
New Order Story
as Self
1993
6.8
🎬
The Frontline
as Himself, Reporter at Siege
1993
5.0
Madchester: The Sound of the North
as Self
1990
0.0
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
as Himself
1986
0.0
🎬
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
as Self
1986
0.0
Factory: Play at Home
as Self
1984
0.0
🎬
Play At Home
as Self
1984
0.0
Occupy!
as Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
1976
0.0
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
as Interviewer
1973
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