Meshach Taylor
Acting
Biography
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.
Movies
Mannequin
1987
Explorers
1985
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Class Act
1992
The Howling
1981
Stony Island
1978
Damien - Omen II
1978
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991
Hyenas
2010
The Allnighter
1987
The Right Connections
1997
Virtual Seduction
1995
The Beast Within
1982
Fly Away Home
1981
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1998
Wigger
2010
House of Games
1987
Warning Sign
1985
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
2007
TV Shows
Criminal Minds
2005
M*A*S*H
1972
The View
1997
The Drew Carey Show
1995
ALF
1986
Jessie
2011
Barney Miller
1975
Hannah Montana
2006
The Golden Girls
1985
Hill Street Blues
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Unit
2006
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
Lou Grant
1977
Lou Grant
1977
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Static Shock
2000
Barnaby Jones
1973
Caroline in the City
1995