John Anthony "Tony" Smith (born January 1945) is a British manager and music and film producer. He was talent manager for the rock band Genesis, for the solo careers of Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, and for Pink Floyd's Nick Mason and his band Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets.
In his early career Smith promoted shows with acts such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who. He went on to co-found (with Jon Crawley) the Hit & Run Music Publishing house in 1977, located in the United Kingdom. Along with Hilary Shor, he has expanded into film production under the name Hit and Run Productions. As a film producer, he has produced Eye of the Beholder (1999) and Children of Men (2006).
In 2000, the Music Managers Foundation presented him with the Peter Grant Award.
18 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Supertramp: Crime of the Century in Concert at Hammersmith Odeon 1975 | Director | Film |
| 2010 | Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC | Producer | Film |
| 2008 | Genesis: When in Rome 2007 | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2007 | Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2006 | The Kindness of Strangers | Director | TV |
| 2006 | Children of Men | Producer | Film |
| 2004 | Gas | Producer | Film |
| 2004 | Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2001 | Genesis | Songbook | Self | Film |
| 2001 | Genesis | Songbook | Producer | Film |
| 1999 | Eye of the Beholder | Producer | Film |
| 1997 | Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris | Producer | Film |
| 1993 | Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1987 | Blood Diner | Leather Boy | Film |
| 1987 | Tutti Frutti | Director | TV |
| 1981 | Genesis - Three Sides Live | Self | Film |
| 1981 | Genesis - Three Sides Live | Producer | Film |
| 1977 | Genesis: In Concert | Producer | Film |
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