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Meshach Taylor

Actor

Meshach Taylor

Born April 11, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, USADied June 28, 201431 films

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.

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Mannequin posterFirst watchMannequin19876.9as HollywoodJonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she…View film

Essential films

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Filmography

31 films as actor
  1. 2010HyenasCrazy Briggs
  2. 2010Wigger
  3. 2010TrancedCabbie
  4. 2007Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and WeaselsMr. Wright
  5. 2003The Designing Women Reunion
  6. 2001Friends and FamilyBruno
  7. 1999The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer SpacePink Planet (voice)
  8. 1999The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the RescueCecil (voice)
  9. 1997The Right ConnectionsLionel Clark
  10. 1995Virtual SeductionAnderson
  11. 1995Jirimpimbira: An African Folk TaleThe Rat
  12. 1993Double, Double, Toil and TroubleSr. N
  13. 1992Class ActDuncan's Dad
  14. 1991Mannequin Two: On the MoveHollywood Montrose / Doorman
  15. 1990How to Murder a MillionaireDanny
  16. 1990Ultra WarriorElijah
  17. 1988Kid Safe: The VideoMarty
  18. 1987House of GamesMr. Dean
  19. 1987Inside OutFreddy
  20. 1987The AllnighterHotel Detective Philip
  21. 1987The Last Innocent ManCrosby
  22. 1987MannequinHollywood
  23. 1986One More Saturday NightBill Neal
  24. 1985Warning SignVideo Technician #2
  25. 1985ExplorersGordon Miller
  26. 1982The HaircutSam (Shoe Shine Man)
  27. 1982The Beast WithinDeputy Herbert
  28. 1981Fly Away Home
  29. 1981The HowlingShantz
  30. 1978Stony IslandAlderman's Yes-Man
  31. 1978Damien - Omen IIDr Kane