Personal Info
Known Credits
24
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1950-02-20 (75 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Pendleton, Lancashire, UK
Also Known For
Anthony H. Wilson
Tony 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 ...
Known For
Acting
2021 --
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
| Self (Archive Footage)
2018 --
New Order: Decades
| Self (archive footage)
2015 --
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
| Self (archive footage)
2011 --
Funny Up North
| Himself
2010 --
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
| Himself
2009 --
Joy Division
| Self
2008 --
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
|
2007 --
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
| Himself
2006 --
The Smiths: Under Review
|
2006 --
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
| Self
2006 --
Manchester Passion
| Himself
2006 --
The Summer of Rave, 1989
| Self
2005 --
A Cock and Bull Story
| Tony Wilson
2005 --
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
| Himself
2005 --
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
| Narrator (voice)
2002 --
24 Hour Party People
| Wheel of Fortune Director
2000 --
The Alcohol Years
| Himself
1993 --
New Order Story
| Self
1993 --
The Frontline
| Himself, Reporter at Siege
1990 --
Madchester: The Sound of the North
| Self
1986 --
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
| Himself
1984 --
Factory: Play at Home
| Self
1976 --
Occupy!
| Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
1973 --
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
| Interviewer