Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Tony Wilson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 25Series: 2Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 1241692
IMDb ID: nm0934240
Known for: Acting
Born: February 20, 1950
Died: August 10, 2007
Age: 57
Place of birth: Pendleton, Lancashire, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2021
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 7.07
Wikidata: Q478601
Also known as
Anthony H. Wilson
Other jobs
Co-Producer (1)Director (1)Producer (1)
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 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Tony Wilson.
6.7
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Self (Archive Footage)
2021 Movie
6.6
New Order: Decades
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
8.7
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Movie
6.0
Funny Up North
as Himself
2011 Movie
7.0
Ian Dury: Rare And Unseen
as Himself
2010 Movie
7.7
Joy Division
as Self
2009 Movie
7.0
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
as Self
2009 Movie
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
2008 Movie
7.7
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
as Himself
2007 Movie
7.5
Control
Co-Producer
2007 Movie
The Smiths: Under Review
2006 Movie
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
as Self
2006 Movie
7.5
The Summer of Rave, 1989
as Self
2006 Movie
6.1
A Cock and Bull Story
as Tony Wilson
2005 Movie
5.6
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
as Himself
2005 Movie
That Tony Wilson
as Self
2002 Movie
7.0
24 Hour Party People
as Studio Director
2002 Movie
6.3
The Alcohol Years
as Himself
2000 Movie
6.8
New Order Story
as Self
1993 Movie
Madchester: The Sound of the North
as Self
1990 Movie
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
as Himself
1986 Movie
Factory: Play at Home
as Self
1984 Movie
No City Fun
Producer
1979 Movie
Occupy!
as Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Tony Wilson.
