Anson Williams

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Anson Williams is an actor and director. Born as Anson William Heimlich on September 25, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA, he is best known for his role as Warren "Potsie" Weber on the long-running hit television series Happy Days.

He has directed many episodes of television shows, including episodes of Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, seaQuest DSV, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Star Trek Voyager and Charmed. In 1986, Williams directed the ABC after-school special The Drug Knot. This dealt with the problem of teenage drug abuse and was highly acclaimed. Many critics praised it as the best anti-drug show ever made.

In 2005, Anson Williams and the rest of the cast of Happy Days appeared in Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion on ABC.

Anson Williams is the nephew of Dr. Henry Heimlich.

[edit] Star Trek directorial credits

• "Real Life"
• "The Gift"
• "Statistical Probabilities"
• "Demon"
• "Course: Oblivion"
• "It's Only a Paper Moon"

[edit] External links

• Anson Williams at the Internet Movie Database
• Anson Williams article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.