American director and actor Anson Williams was born Anson William Heimlich on September 25, 1949. He gained fame playing the role of the naive but good-hearted singer Warren “Potsie” Weber on the hit TV show Happy Days (1974–1984).
For this role, Williams was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.
Anson Williams Net Worth
American actor, singer, director, and entrepreneur Anson Williams is worth $3 million. The role that brought Anson Williams the greatest fame was playing the part of Warren “Potsie” Weber on the ABC comedy series “Happy Days.”
Ever since, he has made guest appearances on shows like “Fantasy Island,” “Fudge,” “Baywatch,” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” Among the many shows that Williams has directed episodes for are “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Diagnosis: Murder,” “Melrose Place,” and “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.”
Anson Williams Personal Life
Williams wed actress Lorrie Mahaffey in 1978; she had played Williams’ girlfriend on “Happy Days.” They divorced in 1986 after having a daughter, Hannah. Williams wed Jackie Gerken two years later; they had three daughters, Olivia, Stella, and Gabriella. Their 2019 divorce was final.
Anson Williams Other Endeavors
Williams and his former “Happy Days” co-star Al Molinaro started the Big Al’s restaurant franchise in 1987. The company went bankrupt in the end. Starmaker Products, a cosmetics company, was later formed by Williams.
Moreover, he wrote a memoir titled “Singing to a Bulldog: From Happy Days to Hollywood Director, and the Unlikely Mentor Who Got Me There.”
“Happy Days” Case Against
Williams sued CBS for $10 million in 2011 for breach of contract, along with his former “Happy Days” co-stars Marion Ross, Don Most, Erin Moran, and Tom Bosley’s estate.
They claimed in the lawsuit that the network had breached their contracts by not paying them the merchandising revenues that were due to them. The actors asserted their right to millions of dollars, while CBS asserted its right to pay them between $8,000 and $9,000 each.
In the end, the lawsuit was resolved in the summer of 2012, and CBS promised to follow the terms of the actors’ contracts in addition to paying them $65,000 each.
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