Meshach Taylor
Acting
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.
Born: April 11, 1947 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Filmography (50)
Jessie
2011
Hyenas
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
2007
Hannah Montana
2006
The Unit
2006
Criminal Minds
2005
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
All of Us
2003
Pet Star
2002
Friends and Family
2001
Static Shock
2000
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1998
The View
1997
Caroline in the City
1995
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Virtual Seduction
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Women of the House
1995
Burke's Law
1994
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993
Dave's World
1993
Hearts Afire
1992
Class Act
1992
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991
House of Games
1987
The Allnighter
1987
The Last Innocent Man
1987
Mannequin
1987
Designing Women
1986
ALF
1986
The Golden Girls
1985
What's Happening Now!!
1985
Warning Sign
1985
Explorers
1985
Punky Brewster
1984
Buffalo Bill
1983
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The Beast Within
1982
The Howling
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
The White Shadow
1978
Damien - Omen II
1978
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Lou Grant
1977
Barney Miller
1975
Barnaby Jones
1973
M*A*S*H
1972
The Bob Hope Show
1950