Actor

Meshach Taylor

41 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

Meshach Taylor in one minute

Strongest genre

Drama

$61M · 80% hit rate

Biggest hit

Four Weddings and a Funeral

$246M

Standout efficiency

55.8x

Four Weddings and a Funeral · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$82M

Combined reported budget

$27M

Gross / budget

3.0x

Bankability Index

35 / 100

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