Anthony Andrews Emmy Award. In the United States, Andrews is best known for his portrayal of the titular character in "Ivanhoe" as well as that of Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1982 film "The Scarlet Pimpernel". He played Professor Higgins in a stage version of "My Fair Lady" (2001), and Count Fosco in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Woman in White". He was the narrator for a 21st Anniversary BBC Radio 2 special broadcast of Cameron Mackintosh's musical "Les Misérables", sung by the then West End cast at the Mermaid Theatre in London on Sunday 8 October 2006. Andrews appeared as Prime Minister
Richard Percy the River Blackwater, when they were attacked by Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone's rebel forces. Percy's regiment suffered heavy losses in what amounted to a major defeat in which the Marshal of Ireland Sir Henry Bagenal was killed. Richard Percy Sir Richard Percy (died 1648) was an English soldier who served in Ireland during the 1590s. He was part of the Percy Family, the son of Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland and younger brother of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland. Following the outbreak of Tyrone's Rebellion, he raised a regiment for Ireland to supplement the under-strength Irish Army.