<Li> Crispin Glover played one of Alex's friends on the episode "Birthday Boy". Glover had played George McFly, the father of Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly in the original Back to the Future in 1985 . </Li> <Li> Joseph Gordon - Levitt played Dougie, a kindergarten friend of Andrew in two episodes, "Sign of the Times" and "Father, Can You Spare A Dime?" </Li> <Ul> <Li> Tom Hanks appeared during the first and second seasons as Elyse's alcoholic younger brother Ned Donelly . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Tom Hanks appeared during the first and second seasons as Elyse's alcoholic younger brother Ned Donelly . </Li>

Who played the role of ned donnelly in the early episodes of the family ties