Meshach Taylor

Born: 1947-04-11, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 2014-06-28

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.

Filmography

• Criminal Minds (2005)
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• Lou Grant (1977)
• Cagney & Lacey (1982)
• ALF (1986)
• Jessie (2011)
• Barney Miller (1975)
• Static Shock (2000)
• All of Us (2003)
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004)
• Punky Brewster (1984)
• Dave's World (1993)
• The White Shadow (1978)
• Damien - Omen II (1978)
• The Howling (1981)
• Mannequin (1987)
• Warning Sign (1985)
• Class Act (1992)
• Explorers (1985)
• The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1999)
• House of Games (1987)
• Wigger (2010)
• Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
• The Allnighter (1987)
• The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space (1999)
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels (2007)
• Friends and Family (2001)
• How to Murder a Millionaire (1990)
• The Last Innocent Man (1987)
• Hyenas (2010)