Basic Information About Anson Williams
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Television Director, Television producer |
| Net worth | $3,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1949-09-25 (75 years old) |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Deep resonant voice On TV, he often played people younger than his real-life age. |
| Spouse | Jackie Gerken - (1988 - present) (filed for divorce) (4 children) Lorrie Mahaffey - (19 November 1978 - 1986) (divorced) (1 child) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Anson Williams win?
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anson Williams awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominee | Happy Days | 1983 |
Anson Williams roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Match Game PM | Self - Panelist 1 episode, 1977 |
| The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Director |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Director |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | Director |
| Lizzie McGuire | Director |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Director |
| Baywatch | Director |
| Baywatch | Councilman McKenna 2 episodes, 2000 |
| Happy Days | Potsie Weber / ... 220 episodes, 1974-1984 |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Director |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Potsie 1 episode, 2003 |
| 7th Heaven | Director |
| Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour | Self - Panelist 15 episodes, 1984 |
| The Odd Couple | Clayton 1 episode, 2016 |
| Melrose Place | Director |
| Titans | Director |
| Love, American Style | Potsie (segment "Love and Happy Days") 1 episode, 1972 |
| The Gong Show | Self 1 episode, 1976 |
| Boy Meets World | Self 1 episode, 1996 |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Director |
| The Love Boat | Sean McGlynn 1 episode, 1977 |
| Tattletales | Self 1 episode, 1977 |
| The Paul Lynde Show | Jimmy 1 episode, 1972 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1 episode, 1973 |
| Match Game 73 | Self - Panelist 10 episodes, 1974-1977 |
| The Pretender | Director |
| Fantasy Island | Dan O'Dwyer 1 episode, 1983 |
| The Net | Director |
| Laverne & Shirley | Potsie Weber 1 episode, 1976 |
| Just the Ten of Us | Director |
| Son of the Beach | Warden Jack Beatty 1 episode, 2002 |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Director |
| The Nightmare Room | Director |
| Clueless | Director |
| L.A. Law | Director |
Interesting Facts about Anson Williams
- Cousin of Dr. Henry Heimlich, creator of the "Heimlich Maneuver".
- Best known by the public for his role as Warren "Potsie" Weber in the television series Happy Days (1974).
- He has played the same character (Potsie Weber) in four different series: Love, American Style (1969), Happy Days (1974), Laverne & Shirley (1976) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996).
- Friends with Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, and Don Most.
- Actress Marion Ross took him under her wing when he was 24.
- Credits Marion Ross as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.
- As an actor, he was highly influenced by Marion Ross.
- Has highly praised Marion Ross for his stardom in acting.
- Made his acting debut on Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law: Eulogy for a Wide Receiver (1971), Steven Spielberg had directed the episode.
- Anson is the son of Rosalind (Horowitz) and Haskell "Hal" Heimlich/Heimlick. He is of Hungarian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent.
- His acting mentor is Marion Ross.
- His uncle, Henry Heimlich, investigated Marion Ross's purse snatching and said she has the prettiest complexion.
