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
Black Knight (Sir Percy) foe of the evil knight Mordred the Evil (Arthur's traitorous "nephew") and Morgan le Fay, in time Sir Percy retired his dual identity and married Lady Rosamund. Percy is eventually killed at Castle Scandia by Mordred during the fall of Camelot when stabbed from behind with an enchanted blade made of the same material as his own Ebony Blade - although Mordred then dies himself of wounds inflicted by Arthur during the Battle of Camlann earlier that day. Merlin ensures that Percy's spirit will live on by casting a spell that will revive his ghost if Mordred should ever return.