D'Artagnan — The Return of the Musketeers Character Profile

About D'Artagnan

A young provincial swordsman who arrives in Paris to become a King's Musketeer. After initial duels, he proves his loyalty by defending the original trio and successfully retrieving Queen Anne's diamonds from England. By 1649, he is an established but impoverished musketeer, still driven by honor, duty, and protection of the crown.

D'Artagnan — Character Profile

Quick Facts about D'Artagnan

Occupation

musketeer, soldier, fencer

Manner of Death

Unnatural death

D'Artagnan's Known Relations

• D'Artagnan's father — Father
• Milady de Winter — Unmarried partner
• Constance Bonacieux — Unmarried partner
• Milady de Winter — Enemy
• Cardinal Richelieu — Enemy
• Porthos — Significant person
• Athos — Significant person
• Aramis — Significant person

D'Artagnan appears in 16 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)
• The Three Musketeers (1993) — character page
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (2011) — character page
• The King's Musketeers (2018) — character page
• The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) — character page
• The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Michael York

Appears in

The Return of the Musketeers (1989)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• D'Artagnan — Alliance Teammate — Athos (Oliver Reed)

  Long-standing comrades and fellow King's Musketeers who eventually reunite.

• D'Artagnan — Alliance Teammate — Porthos (Frank Finlay)

  Fellow Musketeers who share missions and professional setbacks.

• D'Artagnan — Professional Subordinate — Queen Anne (Geraldine Chaplin)

  D'Artagnan serves as a loyal agent under Queen Anne's direct command.

• D'Artagnan — Conflict Pursuer — Duke of Beaufort (Eusebio Lázaro)

  D'Artagnan is tasked with capturing Beaufort but fails due to internal interference.

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More characters from The Return of the Musketeers

• Athos (Oliver Reed)
• Porthos (Frank Finlay)
• Raoul (C. Thomas Howell)
• Duke of Beaufort (Eusebio Lázaro)
• Justine de Winter (Kim Cattrall)
• Queen Anne (Geraldine Chaplin)
• Oliver Cromwell (Alan Howard)
• Louis XIV (David Tristan Birkin)
• Caddie (Billy Connolly)
• French Executioner (Pat Roach)
• Charles I (Bill Paterson)
• Cyrano de Bergerac (Jean-Pierre Cassel)