Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade — Purgatory Character Profile

About Lamb / 'Lefty' Slade

A reclusive gardener in Refuge who is revealed to be former gunfighter Lefty Slade. When outlaws destroy his garden, his violent nature resurfaces as he beats one to death with a shovel, leading to his removal by the Gatekeeper.

Character Facts

Played by

John Dennis Johnston

Appears in

Purgatory (1999)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Purgatory

• Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock (Sam Shepard)
• Blackjack Britton (Eric Roberts)
• Doc Woods / Doc Holliday (Randy Quaid)
• Cavin Guthrie (Peter Stormare)
• Gatekeeper (Saginaw Grant)
• Leon 'Sonny' Miller (Brad Rowe)
• Coachman (R.G. Armstrong)
• Jacinto (Michael Shaner)
• Bartender (Les Lannom)
• Inhabitant of Refuge (uncredited) (Phil Hawn)
• Knox (Gregory Scott Cummins)
• Euripides (Richard Edson)