Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards Actor Ed Asner Lou Grant Actor Gavin MacLeod Murray Slaughter Actor Ted Knight Ted Baxter Actor Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern Actor Joyce Bulifant Marie Slaughter Guest Star Glorya Lord Woman in Restaurant Guest Star Monte Markham John Corcoran Guest Star James L. Brooks Executive Producer, Writer Allan Burns Executive Producer, Writer Ed. Weinberger Producer Stan Daniels Producer Bruce Bilson Director