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Tony Wilson
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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 P…
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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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Tony Wilson's Filmography
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Self (Archive Footage)
New Order: Decades
as Self (archive footage)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
as Self (archive footage)
Funny Up North
as Himself
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen
as Himself
Joy Division
as Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
as Self
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
as Himself
The Smiths: Under Review
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
as Self
No Poster
Manchester Passion
as Himself
The Summer of Rave, 1989
as Self
A Cock and Bull Story
as Tony Wilson
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
as Himself
No Poster
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
as Narrator (voice)
That Tony Wilson
as Self
24 Hour Party People
as Studio Director
The Alcohol Years
as Himself
No Poster
Searching for Roger Taylor
as Self
New Order Story
as Self
The Frontline
as Himself, Reporter at Siege
Madchester: The Sound of the North
as Self
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
as Himself
No Poster
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
as Self
Factory: Play at Home
as Self
Occupy!
as Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
as Interviewer