Acting credits
62
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Meshach Taylor
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 30Series: 32
TMDB ID: 101784
IMDb ID: nm0852886
Known for: Acting
Born: April 11, 1947
Died: June 28, 2014
Age: 67
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 2011
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q1922402
Also known as
Mesach Taylor • Meshack Taylor • Moshach 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 School Survival Guide.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Meshach Taylor.
as Crazy Briggs
Hyenas
2010 • Movie
Wigger
2010 • Movie
as Mr. Wright
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
2007 • Movie
The Designing Women Reunion
2003 • Movie
as Bruno
Friends and Family
2001 • Movie
as Pink Planet (voice)
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999 • Movie
as Cecil (voice)
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1999 • Movie
as Lionel Clark
The Right Connections
1997 • Movie
as Self
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
1996 • Movie
as Anderson
Virtual Seduction
1995 • Movie
as The Rat
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995 • Movie
as Sr. N
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
1993 • Movie
as Duncan's Dad
Class Act
1992 • Movie
as Hollywood Montrose / Doorman
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991 • Movie
as Danny
How to Murder a Millionaire
1990 • Movie
as Elijah
Ultra Warrior
1990 • Movie
as Marty
Kid Safe: The Video
1988 • Movie
as Mr. Dean
House of Games
1987 • Movie
as Freddy
Inside Out
1987 • Movie
as Hotel Detective Philip
The Allnighter
1987 • Movie
as Crosby
The Last Innocent Man
1987 • Movie
as Hollywood
Mannequin
1987 • Movie
as Bill Neal
One More Saturday Night
1986 • Movie
as Video Technician #2
Warning Sign
1985 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Meshach Taylor.
as Grimm Haloran • 1 eps
Jessie
2011 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 • Series
as Dahliano • 1 eps
Hannah Montana
2006 • Series
as Howard Whitwell • 1 eps
The Unit
2006 • Series
as Harrison Scott • 2 eps
Criminal Minds
2005 • Series
as Mr. Wright • 24 eps
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004 • Series
1 eps
All of Us
2003 • Series
as Self - Judge • 2 eps
Pet Star
2002 • Series
as Dr. Harris (voice) • 1 eps
Static Shock
2000 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Caroline's Agent James • 1 eps
Caroline in the City
1995 • Series
as Oswald's Double • 1 eps
The Drew Carey Show
1995 • Series
as The Woodcutter (voice) • 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 • Series
as Anthony Bouvier • 1 eps
Women of the House
1995 • Series
as Ozzie Banks • 1 eps
Burke's Law
1994 • Series
as Shel Baylor • 98 eps
Dave's World
1993 • Series
as Shel Baylor (uncredited) • 1 eps
Hearts Afire
1992 • Series
as Anthony Bouvier • 163 eps
Designing Women
1986 • Series
as Addison • 1 eps
ALF
1986 • Series
1 eps
Melba
1986 • Series
as Cop • 1 eps
The Golden Girls
1985 • Series
as Delivery Man • 1 eps
Punky Brewster
1984 • Series
as Tony • 26 eps
Buffalo Bill
1983 • Series
1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
1982 • Series