EXCLUSIVE Happy feet! This '70s sitcom star, who played a goofball sidekick, was spotted going for a pedicure with his wife... who is it?

Daily Mail​

08-07-2025

He played the lovable, but somewhat naive best friend of the main character of a classic American 70s sitcom.
This 75-year-old actor, who remained a staple throughout all eleven seasons, became the quintessential 'dorky' archetype – struggling with common sense but fiercely loyal to his friends.
We spotted him with his wife going for pedicures near their home in laid back Ojai, California and later popping out to buy treats
After enjoying happy days on screen, he pivoted to work behind the scenes, becoming a prolific television director and producer for television – even directing episodes in hit series such as Beverly Hills, 90210, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Charmed.
He even went outside of the entertainment industry altogether, venturing into the restaurant business with a fellow sitcom co-star to open a series of diners.
Then, in 2022, he announced that he would run for mayor of Ojai following the path of other showbiz personalities actors who thought they had what it takes to take the levers of power.
Can you guess who?
He wore two outfits on the same day, changing from a button-down shirt and jeans to a polo shirt and cargo shorts
It's Anson Williams – Potsie from Happy Days!
Williams was spotted on an outing with his third wife Sharon MaHarry, a real estate agent in Ojai.
Dressed in a snazzy outfit including a brown button up with lace detailing, cargo shorts and brown flips flops, Williams accompanied his wife to the nail salon where they got some much-needed self-care on their feet.
After an hour, Anton headed to the car and waited another 30 minutes for his wife who smiled warmly at her husband with a freshly painted set of red nails.
Sharon was dressed in a sharp outfit – a white long-sleeved shirt rolled up to her elbows, black slacks and black slip-on shoes accompanied by a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a black over-the-shoulder purse.
He later changed into a casual gray linen quarter-button up shirt, cargo shorts and kept the brown flip flops to head out on a grocery run where he picked up goodies, including a bag of Tostitos chips.
Williams, who grew up in Los Angeles, is best remembered for his depiction of Potsie in Happy Days.
He was one of the few actors who stayed on for all 11 seasons between 1974 to 1984, even though he would take on a lesser role towards the end of the shows run.
On the show, Potsie was the best friend of Richie Cunningham, played by Ron Howard. Richie was supposed to be the show's central character but was soon eclipsed by Henry Winkler as Fonzie.
Williams originally starred in some commercials in his early 20s before he landed his first major role in the ABC show Love, American Style in 1972 – which went on to inspire the spinoff series, Happy Days.
His character was the goofball who friends labeled a 'square', but was in fact a talented singer and musician – later playing in a band at the gang's classic spot: Arnold's Drive-In.
After the series came to an end, Williams made a few appearances in various shows, before switching over to the other side of the screen to sit in the director's chair.
Throughout his prolific career as a director and producer, Williams has worked on many staple shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Secret Life of the American Teenage, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Lizzie McGuire, 7th Heaven and Charmed.
He also ventured into the restaurant business, and he and Happy Days co-star Al Molinaro opened a chain of diners together called Big Al's. In addition, he founded his own cosmetics company, called Starmaker Products.
Then in 2022, he decided to hit the big leagues and announced that he would be running for mayor.
But in a tight race, Anson, who ran as a Unitarian Democrat, lost to the incumbent mayor Betsey Stix by just 42 votes – with Williams receiving 1,781 votes to Stix's 1,823.
He married actress Lorrie Mahaffey, who also starred in Happy Days, in 1978, but they split nine years later. They have one child together.
The actor then wed Jackie Gerken in 1988, and together, they welcomed four daughters named Hannah, Olivia, Gabrielle and Stella.
In 2019, it was reported that they had filed for divorce, but three weeks later, Williams rescinded the request to try and work it out.
It would be a less than a year later when he files for divorce for a second time, this time going through with it.
He married third wife, real estate agent Sharon MaHarry, in May 2023 at a private home in Los Angeles.