Judge Axel — A Return to Salem's Lot Character Profile

About Judge Axel

The town mayor who is secretly the leader of Salem's Lot's vampire colony. He attempts to recruit Joe for anthropological documentation and explains the vampires' dietary adaptations. He ultimately confronts the protagonists in a barn, revealing his true monstrous form before being impaled and killed during the escape.

Character Facts

Played by

Andrew Duggan

Appears in

A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Judge Axel — Conflict Enemy — Joe Weber (Michael Moriarty)

  Protagonist and vampire mayor engaged in a lethal final confrontation.

• Judge Axel — Family Spouse — Mrs. Axel (Evelyn Keyes)

  Married couple who co-lead the vampire colony's social facade.

• Judge Axel — Conflict Hunter & Target — Van Meer (Samuel Fuller)

  Long-term surveillance and eventual violent confrontation between hunter and vampire leader.

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• Joe Weber (Michael Moriarty)
• Van Meer (Samuel Fuller)
• Mrs. Axel (Evelyn Keyes)
• Jeremy (Ricky Addison Reed)
• Aunt Clara (June Havoc)
• Deputy (David Holbrook)
• Amanda (Tara Reid)
• Sally (Ronee Blakley)
• Rains (James Dixon)
• Sherry (Jill Gatsby)
• Sarah (Janelle Webb)
• Vampire Woman (Kathleen Kichta)