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Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson

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

Born

Feb 20, 1950

Pendleton, Lancashire, UK

Died

Aug 10, 2007

Known For

Acting

Movies

28 acting

5 crew

Popularity

0.4

Known For

24 Hour Party People
24 Hour Party People
2002 • as Studio Director
★ 7.0
A Cock and Bull Story
A Cock and Bull Story
2005 • as Tony Wilson
★ 6.2
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021 • as Self (Archive Footage)
★ 6.6
Joy Division
Joy Division
2009 • as Self
★ 7.6
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
1973 • as Interviewer
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen
2010 • as Himself
★ 7.0
The Summer of Rave, 1989
★ 7.5
Occupy!
Occupy!
1976 • as Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
★ 10.0
movie
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
2005 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.0
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.7
That Tony Wilson
That Tony Wilson
2002 • as Self
New Order: Decades
New Order: Decades
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Funny Up North
Funny Up North
2011 • as Himself
★ 6.0
New Order Story
New Order Story
1993 • as Self
★ 7.2
Factory: Play at Home
Factory: Play at Home
1984 • as Self
movie
The Frontline
The Frontline
1993 • as Himself, Reporter at Siege
★ 6.0
movie
Manchester Passion
2006 • as Himself
The Alcohol Years
The Alcohol Years
2000 • as Himself
★ 7.2