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Anson Williams
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Overview
Born
September 25
,
1949
·
Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth name
Anson William Heimlich
Nickname
Potsie
Height
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Mini Bio
Anson Williams was born on September 25, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for
Happy Days (1974)
,
Baywatch (1989)
and
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
. He has been married to Sharon MaHarry since May 6, 2023. He was previously married to
Jackie Gerken
and
Lorrie Mahaffey
.
Family
Spouses
Sharon MaHarry
(May 6, 2023 - present)
Jackie Gerken
(1988 - 2019) (divorced, 4 children)
Lorrie Mahaffey
(November 19, 1978 - 1986) (divorced, 1 child)
Children
Hannah Lily Williams
Olivia Jean Williams
Gabriella Rose Williams
Stella Rayne Williams
Trademarks
Deep resonant voice
On TV, he often played people younger than his real-life age.
Trivia
His uncle, Dr. Henry Judah Heimlich, invented the "Heimlich Maneuver" to save choking victims.
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)
.
Anson is the son of Rosalind (Horowitz) and Haskell "Hal" Heimlich/Heimlick. He is of Hungarian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent.
Made his acting debut on
Eulogy for a Wide Receiver (1971)
,
Steven Spielberg
had directed the episode.
Friends with
Ron Howard
,
Henry Winkler
, and
Don Most
.
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