
Meshach Taylor
Acting
Born 1947-04-11 · 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.
Known for

Mannequin
1987 · Movie

Explorers
1985 · Movie

The Howling
1981 · Movie

Damien - Omen II
1978 · Movie

House of Games
1987 · Movie

Class Act
1992 · Movie

Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991 · Movie

Stony Island
1978 · Movie

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
2007 · Movie

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999 · Movie

Warning Sign
1985 · Movie

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993 · Movie

The Allnighter
1987 · Movie

The Beast Within
1982 · Movie

Fly Away Home
1981 · Movie

Inside Out
1987 · Movie

How to Murder a Millionaire
1990 · Movie

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1998 · Movie

Friends and Family
2001 · Movie

The Last Innocent Man
1987 · Movie

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995 · Movie

One More Saturday Night
1986 · Movie

Virtual Seduction
1995 · Movie

Ultra Warrior
1990 · Movie

The Right Connections
1997 · Movie

Hyenas
2010 · Movie

Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
1996 · Movie

The Designing Women Reunion
2003 · Movie

Wigger
2010 · Movie