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RELATED: See Hardy Boy Parker Stevenson Now at 69. Williams was born “Anson William Heimlich” in Los Angeles, California. If that surname rings a bell, it’s because the actor’s uncle was doctor Henry Heimlich, who first invented the “Heimlich maneuver” to save choking victims. The child of Hungarian-Jewish immigrants, Williams’ father changed the legal spelling of the family name to “Heimlick” in an effort to assimilate. When Williams got his start in Hollywood, he ultimately chose to work under a stage name instead....