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{{short description|American actor (1947–2014)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Meshach Taylor
| image              = Meshach Taylor in NY2011 photo by lia chang.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| caption            = Taylor in 2011
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1947|04|11}}
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2014|06|28|1947|04|11}}
| birth_place        = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_place        = [[Altadena, California]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| yearsactive        = 1978&ndash;2014
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Bianca Ferguson]]|1983}}<!--As marriage ended with his death, year is omitted per Template:Marriage instructions--->
| children           = 4
}}
'''Meshach Taylor''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|iː|ʃ|æ|k|}}; April 11, 1947 &ndash; June 28, 2014) was an American actor,<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|title=Meshach Taylor|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/70074/Meshach-Taylor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104054540/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/70074/Meshach-Taylor|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2012|archive-date=2012-11-04}}</ref> widely known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[Designing Women]]'' (1986–93),<ref name=NYT/> 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 (1987 film)|Mannequin]]'' and its 1991 [[Mannequin Two: On the Move|sequel]].<ref name=NYT/> He played Sheldon Baylor on the CBS sitcom ''[[Dave's World]]'' (1993–97), appeared as Tony on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Buffalo Bill (TV series)|Buffalo Bill]]'' opposite Dabney Coleman, and appeared as the recurring character Alastair Wright, the social studies teacher (and later school principal) on the [[Nickelodeon]] sitcom ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]''.