Cast & creator
Tony Wilson
Best known for Never Mind the Buzzcocks, World in Action, A Cock and Bull Story
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.
Also known as: Anthony H. Wilson
33
film credits
6
television credits
34
1963–2021 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (39)
Showing 39 of 39 credits
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
World in Action
1963
A Cock and Bull Story
Tony Wilson
2005Arthouse
Self - Presenter
1997
24 Hour Party People
Studio Director
2002The Keith Barret Show
2004Banned in the UK
Self
2005
Control
Co-Producer
2007
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Self (Archive Footage)
2021
Occupy!
Self - Granada Reports (archive footage)(uncredited)
1976
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Summer of Rave, 1989
Self
2006
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
2009Play At Home
Self
1984The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
Self
1986
Joy Division
Self
2009
Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen
Himself
2010
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in Tokyo
Director
1986
The Smiths: Under Review
2006
Factory: Play at Home
Self
1984
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Himself
2005The Durutti Column: Domo Arigato
Producer
1986
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Himself
2007
New Order Story
Self
1993
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
2008Catch: The Hold Not Taken
Narrator (voice)
2005Searching for Roger Taylor
Self
2000
Funny Up North
Himself
2011
Music Maker: Rory Gallagher
Interviewer
1973
New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
Himself
1986New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs
Director
1986
Madchester: The Sound of the North
Self
1990
New Order: Decades
Self (archive footage)
2018
That Tony Wilson
Self
2002
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
Self
2006Manchester Passion
Himself
2006
The Frontline
Himself, Reporter at Siege
1993
No City Fun
Producer
1979
The Alcohol Years
Himself
2000