Anson Williams

 Anson Williams (born Anson William Heimlich, September 25, 1949, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor or singer as well as director best known for his character as the gullible, well-intentioned singer Warren "Potsie" Weber on the TV show Happy Days (1974-1984), a character that earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series Miniseries or Television Film.Unlike Howard and Most, Williams was one of the few to remain through the entirety of the series, although his appearances became less frequent in the later seasons. In some episodes, Richie, Potsie, and Ralph created a band that performed at Arnold's Drive-In and other venues. As Potsie, Williams actually sang the lead vocals of the group. Williams's first wife, Lorrie Mahaffey, portrayed Potsie's lover, Jennifer, in later seasons.After Happy Days, Williams began a much more active career as a television director, starting with short programs that targeted children aged 12 to 18, including after-school programs "No Better gift" (1985) and "The Drug Knot" (1986) as well as TV-movie Lone Star Kid (1986).Despite his accomplishments as a director as well as producer, Williams has occasionally returned to his work on Happy Days in retrospective ways.