Acting credits
63
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Meshach Taylor
Acting
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Movies: 30Series: 33
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: 6.64
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.
3.0
Hyenas
as Crazy Briggs
2010 Movie
Wigger
2010 Movie
7.5
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
as Mr. Wright
2007 Movie
The Designing Women Reunion
2003 Movie
5.7
Friends and Family
as Bruno
2001 Movie
6.3
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
as Pink Planet (voice)
1999 Movie
4.7
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
as Cecil (voice)
1998 Movie
2.3
The Right Connections
as Lionel Clark
1997 Movie
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
as Self
1996 Movie
4.0
Virtual Seduction
as Anderson
1995 Movie
2.0
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
as The Rat
1995 Movie
6.4
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
as Sr. N
1993 Movie
6.1
Class Act
as Duncan's Dad
1992 Movie
5.8
Mannequin Two: On the Move
as Hollywood Montrose / Doorman
1991 Movie
5.5
How to Murder a Millionaire
as Danny
1990 Movie
2.0
Ultra Warrior
as Elijah
1990 Movie
6.0
Kid Safe: The Video
as Marty
1988 Movie
6.8
House of Games
as Mr. Dean
1987 Movie
5.0
Inside Out
as Freddy
1987 Movie
4.7
The Allnighter
as Hotel Detective Philip
1987 Movie
4.9
The Last Innocent Man
as Crosby
1987 Movie
6.9
Mannequin
as Hollywood
1987 Movie
3.3
One More Saturday Night
as Bill Neal
1986 Movie
6.0
Warning Sign
as Video Technician #2
1985 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Meshach Taylor.
8.0
Jessie
as Grimm Haloran • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.1
Hannah Montana
as Dahliano • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.3
The Unit
1 eps
2006 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Harrison Scott • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.5
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
as Mr. Wright • 24 eps
2004 Series
7.3
All of Us
1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
Pet Star
as Self - Judge • 2 eps
2002 Series
8.0
Static Shock
as Dr. Harris (voice) • 1 eps
2000 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.4
Caroline in the City
as Caroline's Agent James • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
as Oswald's Double • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The Woodcutter (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.0
Women of the House
as Anthony Bouvier • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.7
Burke's Law
as Ozzie Banks • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.4
Dave's World
as Shel Baylor • 98 eps
1993 Series
7.3
Hearts Afire
as Shel Baylor (uncredited) • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.8
Designing Women
as Anthony Bouvier • 163 eps
1986 Series
7.7
ALF
as Addison • 1 eps
1986 Series
10.0
Melba
1 eps
1986 Series
7.6
The Golden Girls
as Cop • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.3
What's Happening Now!!
1 eps
1985 Series
7.3
Punky Brewster
as Delivery Man • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.3
Buffalo Bill
as Tony • 26 eps
1983 Series