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.
As actor 64
Criminal Minds
2005
The View
1997
M*A*S*H
1972
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Hannah Montana
2006
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Golden Girls
1985
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Barney Miller
1975
Caroline in the City
1995
Jessie
2011
The Unit
2006
ALF
1986
Lou Grant
1977
Designing Women
1986
Barnaby Jones
1973
All of Us
2003
Static Shock
2000
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Punky Brewster
1984
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
The White Shadow
1978
Dave's World
1993
Hearts Afire
1992
Burke's Law
1994
Pet Star
2002
The Howling
1981
Damien - Omen II
1978
Women of the House
1995
Mannequin
1987
Explorers
1985
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991
Class Act
1992
Warning Sign
1985
Buffalo Bill
1983
House of Games
1987
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1999
The Beast Within
1982
The Allnighter
1987
Wigger
2010
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993
Melba
1986
Fly Away Home
1981
How to Murder a Millionaire
1990
Friends and Family
2001
The Last Innocent Man
1987
Inside Out
1987
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
Stony Island
1978
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
One More Saturday Night
1986
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
2007
Virtual Seduction
1995
Kid Safe: The Video
1988
Ultra Warrior
1990
The Right Connections
1997
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
1996
Tranced
2010
Hyenas
2010
The Haircut
1982