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 Georgia Engel Georgette Franklin Actor Betty White Sue Ann Nivens Actor Shirley O'Hara Mrs. Malone Guest Star Priscilla Morrill Edie Grant Guest Star Cloris Leachman Phyllis Lindstrom Actor John Amos Gordy Howard Guest Star Randy Kirby Director Guest Star Liam Dunn Robert Baxter Guest Star Chanin Hale Waitress Guest Star John Gabriel Andy Rivers Guest Star Robert Riesel Moving Man Guest Star Benjamin Chulay Pete Guest Star Larry Wilde Master of Ceremonies Guest Star Frank Adamo Banquet Waiter Guest Star Alex Ball Banquet Guest Guest Star James L. Brooks Executive Producer Allan Burns Executive Producer Ed. Weinberger Producer, Writer Stan Daniels Producer, Writer Jay Sandrich Director Nancy Walker Director John C. Chulay Director Jerry London Director Mel Farber Director David Lloyd Writer Treva Silverman Writer Monica McGowan Johnson Writer Karyl Miller Writer George Atkins Writer David Pollock Writer Phil Mishkin Writer Marilyn Suzanne Miller Writer Barbara Gallagher Writer