<P> For the next two seasons , the central cast of Ann , Julie , Barbara , and Schneider was supplemented by recurring characters , including William Kirby Cullen as Julie 's boyfriend Chuck Butterfield , Howard Morton and K Callan as Chuck 's parents , John Putch as Barbara 's awkward friend Bob Morton , Scott Colomby as Barbara 's boyfriend Cliff Randall , and John Hillerman and Charles Siebert as Ann 's bosses , Mr. Connors and Mr. Davenport , respectively . Dick O'Neill and Nedra Volz made three appearances together as Orville and Emily , residents of the retirement home where the main characters put on a semiregular variety show . Joseph Campanella also made several appearances as Ann 's ex-husband and the girls ' father , Ed Cooper . </P>
<P> For the next two seasons , the central cast of Ann , Julie , Barbara , and Schneider was supplemented by recurring characters , including William Kirby Cullen as Julie 's boyfriend Chuck Butterfield , Howard Morton and K Callan as Chuck 's parents , John Putch as Barbara 's awkward friend Bob Morton , Scott Colomby as Barbara 's boyfriend Cliff Randall , and John Hillerman and Charles Siebert as Ann 's bosses , Mr. Connors and Mr. Davenport , respectively . Dick O'Neill and Nedra Volz made three appearances together as Orville and Emily , residents of the retirement home where the main characters put on a semiregular variety show . Joseph Campanella also made several appearances as Ann 's ex-husband and the girls ' father , Ed Cooper . </P>
who played chuck on one day at a time
who played chuck on one day at a time
William Kirby Cullen
William Kirby Cullen