Tom Fleming (actor)

Tom Fleming (actor)

Tom Fleming, CVO, OBE, FRSAMD (born June 29, 1927) is a Scottish actor, director, and poet, and a television and radio commentator for the BBC.

Fleming's acting career began in 1945. He co-founded the Gateway Theatre in Edinburgh in 1953 before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1962. That year he played the title role in William Gaskill's production of "Cymbeline". In 1965, he founded a company at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.

In 1983 Fleming played the part of Lord Reith, the BBC's first Director General, in a two-part BBC production written by Roger Milner, entitled simply "Reith". [ [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1185781/ screenonline: Reith, Lord John (1889-1971) Biography ] ]

Since 1966, he has been a commentator for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. He was the BBC commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 in Edinburgh. [cite web | title=The Eurovision Song Contest (1972) (TV) | work=IMDB | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313359/ | accessdate = June 22 | accessyear=2008] He has also been a commentator on BBC coverage of state events, such as the annual Remembrance Sunday service and ceremonial funerals.

External links

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* [http://www.eswsc.com/Presidents/President1999.htm The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club]
* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst821.html Gazetteer for Scotland]

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