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name: "Anson Williams"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "25 September 1949"
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average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T23:22:27.886453+00:00"
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# Anson Williams

Director. Born 25 September 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 25 September 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1993–1995
- **Also known as:** Anson William Heimlich
- **Works often with:** John T. Kretchmer, Paul Lynch, Paul Robert Coyle, Peter Allan Fields, Stephen L. Posey

## Biography

Anson Williams, also credited as Anson William Heimlich, is an American actor and television director. Born on 25 September 1949 in Los Angeles, California, he graduated from Burbank High School and began his career as an actor, most notably portraying Potsie Weber in the series *Happy Days* (1974–1984).

Williams has directed numerous episodes of television series, including *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1997–1998), *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1996), *Star Trek: Voyager* (1997–1999), *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1996–2000), *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1999–2003), *Charmed* (2000–2001) and *The Secret Life of the American Teenager* (2008–2013).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)

## Also known for

- *Charmed* (1998), Director
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), Director
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), Director
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Director
- *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), Director
- *Baywatch* (1989), Director
- *Lizzie McGuire* (2001), Director
- *7th Heaven* (1996), Director

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