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 Cloris Leachman Phyllis Lindstrom Actor Lisa Gerritsen Bess Lindstrom Guest Star Joshua Bryant Anton Styrokowski (Sandy) Guest Star Leslie Graves Dee Dee Guest Star James L. Brooks Executive Producer Allan Burns Executive Producer Ed. Weinberger Producer Stan Daniels Producer Jay Sandrich Director Treva Silverman Writer