Ambassador Toulon — M. Butterfly Character Profile

About Ambassador Toulon

The French Ambassador in Beijing who recognizes René's fastidiousness and appoints him vice-consul to reorganize the embassy's intelligence-gathering operations amid rising American activity in Vietnam.

Character Facts

Played by

Ian Richardson

Appears in

M. Butterfly (1993)

Role

Supporting

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