Meshach Taylor
Actor
- Born
- April 11, 1947 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- June 28, 2014 (age 67)
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
The Howling
January 21, 1981
Damien - Omen II
June 9, 1978
Mannequin
February 13, 1987
Explorers
July 12, 1985
House of Games
October 11, 1987
Mannequin Two: On the Move
May 17, 1991
The Beast Within
February 12, 1982
Class Act
June 5, 1992
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
October 30, 1993
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
January 6, 1999
Warning Sign
August 23, 1985
The Allnighter
May 1, 1987
Acting32
- 2010Hyenas as Crazy Briggs
- 2010Wigger
- 2010Tranced as Cabbie
- 2007Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels as Mr. Wright
- 2003The Designing Women Reunion
- 2001Friends and Family as Bruno
- 1999The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space as Pink Planet (voice)
- 1999The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue as Cecil (voice)
- 1997The Right Connections as Lionel Clark
- 1996Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade