Jack Bender Director John Ritter Barney Actor Mel Harris Eleanor Goldberg-Rusher Actor Polly Bergen Myra Gilbert Actor Dakin Matthews Charles Rusher Actor David Byron Billy Rusher Actor, Producer Richard Marion Photographer Actor Glenn Dixon Minister Actor Ruth C. Engel Airplane Passenger Actor Percy Granger Screenwriter Robert Greenwald Producer, Executive Producer Philip K. Kleinbart Producer Paul Lussier Producer Robert M. Myman Executive Producer Neil Roach Cinematographer Laura Karpman Original Music Stephen Storer Production Design Nathan Haas Art Director Sharon Viljoen Set Decoration Rosalie Wallace Costume Design Gilda Stratton Casting