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 gullible but well intentioned singer Warren "Potsie" Weber on the long-running hit television series Happy Days. His character was one of the only ones to remain through the entire run of the series (although his appearances become less frequent late on). Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Warren Potsie Weber was played by Anson Williams on the sitcom Happy Days. ... Happy Days is a popular American television sitcom that originally aired between 1974 and 1984 on the ABC television network. ...

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. He has gone on to direct many episodes of popular television shows, including episodes of Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, seaQuest DSV, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Star Trek Voyager, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Charmed. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Melrose Place is an American television series that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ... seaQuest DSV was an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. OBannon. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Xena. ... Hercules: The Legendary Journeys was a television series produced from 1995 to 1999, very loosely based on the tales of the classical culture hero Hercules. ... Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is the name of an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. ... Charmed is an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the worlds most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as The Charmed Ones but known to everyone else as the...

In 2005, Anson Williams and the rest of the cast of Happy Days appeared in Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion on ABC. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Happy Days is a popular American television sitcom that originally aired between 1974 and 1984 on the ABC television network. ...

Anson Williams is the nephew of Dr. Henry Heimlich, developer of the famous Heimlich Maneuver for choking victims. Dr Henry J. Heimlich (born February 3, 1920-), an American physician, is best known for the Heimlich maneuver. ... The Heimlich maneuver The Heimlich maneuver, also known as abdominal thrusts, is a first aid procedure for clearing an obstructed airway. ...

Star Trek directorial credits

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

Real Life is a episode from the third season of Star Trek Voyager. ... Kes telepathic and telekinetic powers begin to grow rapidly while Voyagers newest crewmember, Seven of Nine, deals with her new individuality. ... Statistical Probabilities is a season six episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Demon is a episode of Star Trek Voyager, the 24nd episode of the fourth season. ... Its Only a Paper Moon is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...

External links

• Anson Williams at the Internet Movie Database

• Anson Williams article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.