Meshach Taylor
Known for: Acting
Born: April 11, 1947
Died: June 28, 2014
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Meshach Taylor (April 11, 1947 – June 28, 2014) was an American actor. He was widely known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986–93), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He was also known for his portrayal of Hollywood Montrose, a flamboyant window dresser in the 1987 film Mannequin and its 1991 sequel. Taylor also appeared as Sheldon Baylor on the CBS sitcom Dave's World (1993–97), Tony on the NBC sitcom Buffalo Bill, and social studies teacher (and later school principal) Alastair Wright on the Nickelodeon sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
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Filmography
32 movies · 32 TV shows, newest first
8.0
Jessie
2011
3.0
Hyenas
2010
NR
Wigger
20109.0
Tranced
2010
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
7.3
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
2007
7.1
Hannah Montana
2006
7.4
The Unit
2006
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
8.5
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
7.2
All of Us
2003
NR
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
7.8
Pet Star
2002
5.9
Friends and Family
2001
8.0
Static Shock
2000
6.5
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999
4.7
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1999
3.8
The Right Connections
1997
4.3
The View
1997
NR
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
1996
6.6
Caroline in the City
1995
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995
4.3
Virtual Seduction
1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
5.5
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
7.3
Women of the House
1995
6.8
Burke's Law
1994
6.4
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993
6.5
Dave's World
1993
7.8
Hearts Afire
1992
6.3
Class Act
1992
5.8
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991
6.0
How to Murder a Millionaire
1990
3.6
Ultra Warrior
1990
7.3
Kid Safe: The Video
1988
6.8
House of Games
1987
5.6
Inside Out
1987
4.7
The Allnighter
1987
5.3
The Last Innocent Man
1987
6.9
Mannequin
1987
6.8
Designing Women
1986
7.7
ALF
1986
4.2
One More Saturday Night
1986
10.0
Melba
1986
7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
5.9
Warning Sign
1985
6.3
Explorers
1985
7.2
Punky Brewster
1984
6.7
Buffalo Bill
1983
7.4
The Haircut
1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
5.5
The Beast Within
1982
6.0
Fly Away Home
1981
6.6
The Howling
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.1
The White Shadow
1978
8.0
Stony Island
1978
6.4
Damien - Omen II
1978
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
7.3
Barney Miller
1975
7.1
Barnaby Jones
1973
7.9
M*A*S*H
1972
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950