Tom Fleming (actor)
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Tom Fleming was a Scottish actor, director, and broadcaster best known for his classical stage work and as a prominent commentator for BBC television coverage of major state and ceremonial events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Fleming (actor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T864434 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Fleming (actor) Context triple: [Fleming, hasNotableBearer, Tom Fleming (actor)]
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A.
Dick O’Connell
Dick O’Connell was the Boston Red Sox general manager credited with orchestrating the franchise’s dramatic resurgence in the 1960s, including the famed 1967 “Impossible Dream” season.
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B.
George Norton
George Norton was a British colonial-era lawyer and educator best known for establishing Presidency College in Madras, one of India’s earliest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning.
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C.
Peter Facinelli
Peter Facinelli is an American actor best known for playing Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight film series.
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D.
Warren Spady
Warren Spady is a designer best known for creating the trophy awarded in the historic Oregon–Oregon State college football rivalry.
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E.
Bill Pullman
Bill Pullman is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in movies like "Independence Day" and various dramatic and genre TV series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Fleming (actor) Target entity description: Tom Fleming was a Scottish actor, director, and broadcaster best known for his classical stage work and as a prominent commentator for BBC television coverage of major state and ceremonial events.
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A.
Dick O’Connell
Dick O’Connell was the Boston Red Sox general manager credited with orchestrating the franchise’s dramatic resurgence in the 1960s, including the famed 1967 “Impossible Dream” season.
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B.
George Norton
George Norton was a British colonial-era lawyer and educator best known for establishing Presidency College in Madras, one of India’s earliest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning.
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C.
Peter Facinelli
Peter Facinelli is an American actor best known for playing Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight film series.
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D.
Warren Spady
Warren Spady is a designer best known for creating the trophy awarded in the historic Oregon–Oregon State college football rivalry.
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E.
Bill Pullman
Bill Pullman is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in movies like "Independence Day" and various dramatic and genre TV series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
broadcaster ⓘ human ⓘ television presenter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| birthName | Thomas Kelman Fleming ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-06-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-04-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Edinburgh College of Art
ⓘ
George Heriot's School ⓘ |
| employer | BBC ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
broadcasting
ⓘ
classical theatre ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | OBE ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classical stage performances
ⓘ
commentary on British royal events ⓘ commentary on national services of remembrance ⓘ commentary on state funerals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Edinburgh Gateway Company
ⓘ
Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| name | Tom Fleming ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
BBC television commentary on state occasions
ⓘ
BBC television coverage of royal ceremonies ⓘ
linked to:
BBC television services
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
broadcaster ⓘ commentator ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| positionHeld | co-founder of the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| residence | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Fleming (actor) Description of subject: Tom Fleming was a Scottish actor, director, and broadcaster best known for his classical stage work and as a prominent commentator for BBC television coverage of major state and ceremonial events.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.