Anson Williams Biography (1949-)

Original name, Anson William Heimlick; born September 25, 1949, in Los Angeles, CA; married Lorrie Mahaffey, May 5, 1978 (divorced); married Jackie Gerken(a television producer); children: (first marriage) Hannah Lily. Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 West Sunset Blvd., #900, Los Angeles, CA 90069-3604.; Contact: 24615 Skyline View Dr., Malibu, CA 90265.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, director, writer
Birth Details: September 25, 1949; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Warren "Potsie" Weber, Happy Days (also known as Happy Days Again), ABC, 1974-1983
Correspondent, Inside America, ABC, 1982
Movies
Brian, "Lisa, Bright and Dark," The Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1973
Rick Bellows, I Married a Centerfold, NBC, 1984
Pilots
Warren "Potsie" Weber, "Love and the Happy Days," (pilot for Happy Days), Love, American Style, ABC, 1972
Host, Anson and Lorrie, NBC, 1981
Twilight Theater, NBC, 1982
Specials
Top of the Month, syndicated, 1972
Bing! ... A 50th Anniversary Gala, CBS, 1977
James Hewitt, 'twas the Night before Christmas, NBC, 1977
ABC'S Silver Anniversary Celebration--25 and Still the One, ABC, 1978
Himself, Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, 1980
The All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, 1981
Host, Battle of the Video Games, syndicated, 1983
Episodic
Jimmy Fowler, "Whiz Kid Sizzles As Quiz Fizzles," The Paul Lynde Show, 1972
"The Panic Path," Marcus Welby, M.D., 1973
Warren "Potsie" Weber, "Excuse Me, May I Cut In?" Laverne & Shirley, 1976
Warren "Potsie" Weber, "The Birthday Show," Laverne & Shirley,1977
Sean McGlynn, "The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters,"The Love Boat, 1977
The Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show, NBC, 1978
Himself, "I Was a Teenage Spy," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1996
Councilman McKenna, "Soul Survivor," Baywatch, syndicated, 2000
Councilman McKenna, "Dream Girl," Baywatch, syndicated, 2000
Also appeared in Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, ABC; as guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares; guest panelist, The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour; guest player, Body Language, CBS.
Television Work
Movies
(With Ron Howard) Executive producer, Skyward (also known as Ron Howard's "Skyward"), NBC, 1980
Director, Dream Date, NBC, 1989
Little White Lies, NBC, 1989
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots (also known as Your Mother WearsArmy Boots), NBC, 1989
Director, A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (also known as Darling, Let's Kill the Neighbors, Honey, Let's Kill the Neighbors, and A Perfect Little Murder), NBC, 1990
Television Executive Producer
Pilots
(With Ron Howard) Skyward Christmas, NBC, 1981
(With Howard) Little Shots, NBC, 1983
Television Work
Specials
Director and (with Ron Howard and Fred Tatashore) executive producer, "The Lone Star Kid," WonderWorks, PBS, 1986
Director and executive producer, "No Greater Gift," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1985
Director, "The Drug Knot," CBS Schoolbreak Special, CBS, 1986
Television Director
Episodic

L.A. Law, NBC, 1987
Hooperman, ABC, 1987 and 1988
The Slap Maxwell Story, ABC, 1987 and 1988
Merry Mix-Up," Just the Ten of Us, ABC, 1988
"Murder at the Telethon," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1993
"The 13 Million Dollar Man," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1993
"Murder with Mirrors," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1994
"Reunion with Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1994
"Meltdown," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC, 1995
"Splashdown," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC, 1995
"Blindsided," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC, 1995
"Brave New World," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC, 1995
"Chains of Command," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC, 1995
"Equilibrium," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032),NBC, 1995
"Reunion," SeaQuest DSV (also known as SeaQuest 2032), NBC,1995
"The Burning Couch," Melrose Place, Fox, 1996
"Young Doctors in Heat," Melrose Place, Fox, 1996
"Ticket to Ride," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1996
"Here We Go Again," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1996
"The Need to Know," The Cape, syndicated, 1996
"Reggie's Wild Ride," The Cape, syndicated, 1996
"Statistical Probabilities," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9, Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1997
"Heaven Scent," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1997
"Demon," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1997
"Real Life," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1997
"Sharing Cher," Clueless, 1997
"Ultimatums and the Single Guy," Melrose Place, Fox, 1997
"The Doctor Is in ... Deep," Melrose Place, Fox, 1997
"A Shot in the Dark," Melrose Place, Fox, 1997
"Illegal Tender," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1998
"Ricochet," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1998
"The Morning After," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1998
"Cutters," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1998
"It's Only a Paper Moon," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9, Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated,1998
"Last Train to Baghdad: Parts 1 & 2," Melrose Place, Fox, 1998
"Fiddling on the Roof," Melrose Place, Fox, 1998
"I'm Married," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1999
"Agony," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1999
"Come Drive with Me," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1999
"Chem Club," The Net, USA Network, 1999
"Sabrina, Nipping at Your Nose," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (alsoknown as Sabrina Goes to College and Sabrina), ABC, 1999
"Course: Oblivion," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1999
"How Amanda Got Her Groove Back," Melrose Place, Fox, 1999
"The Daughterboy," Melrose Place, Fox, 1999
"Ever Hear the One about the Exploding Father?" Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 2000
"Awakened," Charmed, The WB, 2000
"Every Witch Way but Loose," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina Goes to College and Sabrina), The WB, 2000
"Sabrina's Perfect Christmas," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina Goes to College and Sabrina), The WB, 2000
"Trapped," Baywatch (also known as Baywatch Hawaii), syndicated, 2001
"Bad Girl McGuire," Lizzie McGuire, The Disney Channel, 2001
"The Untitled Stan Jansen Project," Lizzie McGuire, The Disney Channel, 2001
"Sabrina, the Muse," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina Goes to College and Sabrina), The WB, 2001
"Beach Blanket Bizarro," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known asSabrina Goes to College and Sabrina), The WB, 2001
"Gordo's Bar Mitzvah," Lizzie McGuire, The Disney Channel, 2002
"Deliver Us from E-mail (a.k.a. A Spell from Cyberspace)," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina Goes to College and Sabrina), The WB, 2001
"Scareful What You Wish For," The Nightmare Room, 2001
"Sabrina and the Candidate," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina Goes to College and Sabrina), The WB, 2002
Also directed "Remember Nothing," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated; "The Better Part of Valor," The Pretender, NBC; "Mea Culpa," Profiler, NBC; "How Long Has This Been Going On," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN; "Reunion," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN; (unaired) "She Stoops to Conquer," Titans, NBC; directed episodes of Heaven Help Us, syndicated; New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox; Live Shot, UPN; and Hercules: The LegendaryJourneys, syndicated.
Film Director
All-American Murder, Prism Pictures, 1992
WRITINGS
Television Scores
Pilots
(With Ron Rosen) Anson and Lorrie, NBC, 1981
Television Movies
Skyward (also known as Ron Howard's "Skyward"), NBC, 1980
Television Specials
(With Josef Anderson) "No Greater Gift," ABC Afterschool Special,ABC, 1985
(With Barbara Hiser) "The Lone Star Kid," WonderWorks, PBS, 1986
(Coauthor) The Magic of Michael Jackson, Showtime, 1988
Television Episodes
Wrote episodes of Simon and Simon, CBS; Fantasy Island, ABC; and Hart to Hart, ABC.

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