Meshach Taylor

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-04-11 (67 years old)

Deathday

2014-06-28

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Meshach Taylor

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 Sc...

Acting

1986

1987

Mannequin

as Hollywood

1992

Class Act

as Duncan's Dad

1981

The Howling

as Shantz

1991

Mannequin Two: On the Move

as Hollywood Montrose / Doorman

2010

Hyenas

as Crazy Briggs

1990

Ultra Warrior

as Elijah

1982

The Haircut

as Sam (Shoe Shine Man)

1997

The Right Connections

as Lionel Clark

1985

Explorers

as Gordon Miller

2001

1978

1995

1982

The Beast Within

as Deputy Herbert

1987

Inside Out

as Freddy

1985

Warning Sign

as Video Technician #2

1987

House of Games

as Mr. Dean

2010

2010

Tranced

as Cabbie

1987

The Allnighter

as Hotel Detective Philip

1978

Stony Island

as Alderman's Yes-Man

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