Tom Fleming
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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.
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. He has also been a commentator on BBC coverage of state events, such as the annual Remembrance Sunday service and ceremonial funerals.
