he late actor Meshach Taylor, who died Saturday at the age of 67, was best known for his work on television, particularly his role in the hit 1980s sitcom "Designing Women." Taylor didn't have an extensive movie career, but his passing reminds us that he did star in one of the more unusual big-screen ensembles of that wacky decade, "Mannequin," a movie that was oddly notable for the careers it helped launch (or provided a detour for).................

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