Tony Wilson
Born in Pendleton, Lancashire, UK — Feb 20 1950• Died Aug 10 2007
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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 t…
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Tony Wilson's Credits
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
Arthouse
Self - Presenter
Control
Production
Joy Division
Self
24 Hour Party People
Studio Director
The Keith Barret Show
Banned in the UK
Self
Occupy!
Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
A Cock and Bull Story
Tony Wilson
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Self
Play At Home
Self
New Order Story
Self
The Frontline
Himself, Reporter at Siege
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Self (Archive Footage)
Funny Up North
Himself
New Order: Decades
Self (archive footage)
The Alcohol Years
Himself
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
The Smiths: Under Review
That Tony Wilson
Self
Manchester Passion
Himself
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Himself
Factory: Play at Home
Self
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
Himself
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
Self
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Himself
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
Interviewer
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
Narrator (voice)
No City Fun
Production
Madchester: The Sound of the North
Self
The Durutti Column: Domo Arigato
Production
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
Self
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
Himself