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

• Jessie — Grimm Haloran
• 2010Hyenas — Crazy Briggs
• 2010Tranced — Cabbie
• 2010Wigger
• 2007Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels — Mr. Wright
• Hannah Montana — Dahliano
• The Unit — Howard Whitwell
• Criminal Minds — Harrison Scott
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide — Mr. Wright
• All of Us
• 2003The Designing Women Reunion
• 2001Friends and Family — Bruno
• Static Shock — Dr. Harris (voice)
• 1999The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue — Cecil (voice)
• 1999The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space — Pink Planet (voice)
• 1997The Right Connections — Lionel Clark
• Caroline in the City — Caroline's Agent James
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — The Woodcutter (voice)
• 1995Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale — The Rat
• The Drew Carey Show — Oswald's Double
• 1995Virtual Seduction — Anderson
• Women of the House — Anthony Bouvier
• Burke's Law — Ozzie Banks
• Dave's World — Shel Baylor
• 1993Double, Double, Toil and Trouble — Sr. N
• 1992Class Act — Duncan's Dad
• Hearts Afire — Shel Baylor (uncredited)
• 1991Mannequin Two: On the Move — Hollywood Montrose / Doorman
• 1990How to Murder a Millionaire — Danny
• 1990Ultra Warrior — Elijah
• 1988Kid Safe: The Video — Marty
• 1987House of Games — Mr. Dean
• 1987Inside Out — Freddy
• 1987Mannequin — Hollywood
• 1987The Allnighter — Hotel Detective Philip
• 1987The Last Innocent Man — Crosby
• ALF — Addison
• Designing Women — Anthony Bouvier
• Melba
• 1986One More Saturday Night — Bill Neal
• 1985Explorers — Gordon Miller
• The Golden Girls — Cop
• 1985Warning Sign — Video Technician #2
• Punky Brewster — Delivery Man
• Buffalo Bill — Tony
• Cagney & Lacey
• 1982The Beast Within — Deputy Herbert
• 1982The Haircut — Sam (Shoe Shine Man)
• 1981Fly Away Home
• Hill Street Blues — Sloan, Con Man
• 1981The Howling — Shantz
• 1978Damien - Omen II — Dr Kane
• 1978Stony Island — Alderman's Yes-Man
• The White Shadow — Chipper
• Lou Grant — Kinsasha, Marcus Prescott
• The Incredible Hulk — M.P.
• Barney Miller — Melvin Jackson
• Barnaby Jones — Parking Lot Attendant
• M*A*S*H — Orderly

Appearances as themselves (5)

• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
• Pet Star — Self - Judge
• The View — Self
• 1996Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self