Tony Wilson
Known for: Acting
Born: February 20, 1950
Died: August 10, 2007
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
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
2006
Factory: Play at Home
1984
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
1973
That Tony Wilson
2002
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
1986
The Alcohol Years
2000
The Summer of Rave, 1989
2006
Funny Up North
2011
The Smiths: Under Review
2006
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
2010
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
2008
Madchester: The Sound of the North
1990
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
2005
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
2005
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
1986
The Frontline
1993
Manchester Passion
2006
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
2007
Searching for Roger Taylor
2000
Joy Division
2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
Occupy!
1976
New Order: Decades
2018
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021
New Order Story
1993
A Cock and Bull Story
2005
The Keith Barret Show
2004
Arthouse
1997
Banned in the UK
2005
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Play At Home
1984
World in Action
1963
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015
24 Hour Party People
2002