Rochefort — The Three Musketeers Character Profile

About Rochefort

The ruthless Captain of the Cardinal's Guards tasked with disbanding the musketeers and enforcing Richelieu's decrees. He leads multiple assaults against the trio, initially surviving a duel with d'Artagnan only to face him again later. He gloatedly admits to murdering d'Artagnan's father, prompting the young fencer to retrieve his sword with Constance's aid and kill him in a final, deadly confrontation.

Rochefort appears in 12 titles

• The Three Musketeers (1921) — character page
• The Iron Mask (1929) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (1942) — character page
• The Fighting Musketeers (1961) — character page
• Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (1973) — character page
• The Four Charlots Musketeers (1974) — character page
• The Four Charlots Musketeers 2 (1974) — character page
• The Four Musketeers (1974) — character page
• The Return of the Musketeers (1989) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (1993)
• The Three Musketeers (2011) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Wincott

Appears in

The Three Musketeers (1993)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Rochefort — Power Commander — Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Curry)

  Rochefort serves as Richelieu's chief armed enforcer.

  Richelieu tasks Rochefort with disbanding the musketeers and enforcing his decrees.

• Rochefort — Conflict Enemy Unit — Musketeer (Axel Anselm)

  Rochefort is the unit's principal operational enemy.

  Rochefort leads the Cardinal's Guards against the musketeers during repeated arrests and battles.

• Rochefort — Conflict Arch Rival — D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell)

  Their rivalry links personal vengeance with the broader political conflict.

  D'Artagnan outduels Rochefort during the first arrest attempt and later kills him after Rochefort admits killing D'Artagnan's father.

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• D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell)
• Athos (Kiefer Sutherland)
• Porthos (Oliver Platt)
• Aramis (Charlie Sheen)
• King Louis XIII (Hugh O'Conor)
• Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Curry)
• Seneschal #1 (Bruno Thost)
• Henri (Christopher Adamson)
• Barmaid (Nichola Cordey)
• Musketeer (Axel Anselm)
• Seneschal #2 (Oliver Hoppa)
• Damsel (Emma Moore)