# Lane Caudell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lane_Caudell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lane_Caudell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Caudell > Source revision: 1357037632 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actor and singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Lane Caudell | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|4|25}} | birth_place = [Asheboro, North Carolina](/source/Asheboro%2C_North_Carolina), U.S. | other_names = | education = [Asheboro High School](/source/Asheboro_High_School) | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer-songwriter|music publisher}} | years_active = 1972–present | spouse = Mo Lauren | children = [Lane Toran](/source/Lane_Toran) }} '''Lane Caudell''' (born April 25, 1952) is an American actor and singer-songwriter who appeared in the films ''[Goodbye, Franklin High](/source/Goodbye%2C_Franklin_High)'', and ''Hanging on a Star'' and played Woody King on the [NBC](/source/NBC) daytime soap opera ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'' (1982–1983). In addition to working as a solo artist, Caudell's musical endeavors included recording and touring with the [Player](/source/Player_(band)) precursor, Skyband.{{cite web |last1=Francis |first1=R.D |title=Lane Caudell: Lost Somewhere on the Road between Franklin High and Nashville A review of his rock 'n' roll years with Skyband and acting years in 'Goodbye, Franklin High' and 'Hanging on a Star' |url=https://rdfranciswriter.medium.com/lost-somewhere-on-the-road-between-franklin-high-and-nashville-the-life-and-career-of-lane-caudell-dea6dd9eeb4a |website=Medium}} Caudell works as a [music publisher](/source/music_publisher_(popular_music)) for [Cauley Music Group](/source/Cauley_Music_Group) in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee).{{cite news |title=Bob's got 'dibs' |url=https://www.courier-tribune.com/living/features/bob-s-got-dibs |accessdate=13 January 2019 |newspaper=[The Courier-Tribune](/source/The_Courier-Tribune) |date=5 March 2016}} He is the father of actor-musician [Lane Toran](/source/Lane_Toran). ==Filmography== ===Film and television=== Caudell had roles several minor films for the teenage market in the 1970s, including the lead role in the musical film ''Hanging on a Star'', in which "a big rubbery Lane Caudell arises on a swampy stage and sings in a bubblingly oily voice." Caudell had the starring role in ''The Archer,'' a fantasy with swords and sorcerers.{{cite news |last1=Riches |first1=Hester |title=TV pilots: airborne or stillborn? |publisher=Globe and Mail |date=8 April 1981|id={{ProQuest|386749002}} }} Caudell's character, Toran of the Hawk Clan, has been framed for the murder of his father, Chief Brakus.{{cite book |last1=Worley |first1=Alec |title=Empires of the Imagination: A Critical Survey of Fantasy Cinema from Georges Méliès to The Lord of the Rings |date=2005 |publisher=MacFarland |isbn=9780786423248 |page=195 }} [Hal Erickson](/source/Hal_Erickson_(author)) praised his performance in ''Goodbye, Franklin High''.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001, 2d ed. |date=2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1476607856 |page=218 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qZg-CgAAQBAJ&dq=%22lane+caudell%22&pg=PA218 |accessdate=13 January 2019}} In her 1987 memoir ''[I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie](/source/I'm_with_the_Band%3A_Confessions_of_a_Groupie)'', [Pamela Des Barres](/source/Pamela_Des_Barres) describes Caudell as having given up show business, "after playing a caveman in a TV movie and a brief stint on [Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)."{{cite book |last1=Des Barres |first1=Pamela |title=I'm With the Band: confessions of a Groupie |date=1987 |publisher=Omnibus Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hZJRDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22after+playing+a+caveman+in+a+TV+movie+and+a+brief+stint+on+Days+of+Our+Lives%22&pg=PT344 |accessdate=13 January 2019|isbn=9781787590755 }} {|class=wikitable |- !Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes |- | 1977 || ''[Satan's Cheerleaders](/source/Satan's_Cheerleaders)'' || Stevie || Feature film |- | 1978 || ''[Goodbye, Franklin High](/source/Goodbye%2C_Franklin_High)'' || Will Armer || Feature film |- | 1978 || ''Hanging on a Star''{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Jay |title=MOVIES A MONSTROUS TRIPLE BILL (film review) |publisher=Globe and Mail |date=5 September 1978|id={{ProQuest|387238527}} }} || Jeff Martin || Feature film |- | 1979 || ''Good Ol' Boys'' || Cooter || TV pilot episode |- | 1980 || ''Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die'' || Joe "Deacon" Johnson || TV film |- | 1981 || ''[The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire](/source/The_Archer%3A_Fugitive_from_the_Empire)'' || Toran of Malveel || TV film |- | 1982–1983 || ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)''{{cite book |last1=Russell |first1=Maureen |title=Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera |date=2015 |publisher=MacFarland |isbn=9780786486519 |page=206 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WwI5PzDiIKcC&dq=%22Lane+Caudell%22++%22days+of+our+lives%22&pg=PA206 |accessdate=13 January 2019}} || Woody King || Daytime serial |} ===Soundtrack=== {|class=wikitable |- !Year!!Title!!Song performed |- | 1976 || ''[Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot](/source/Sasquatch%2C_the_Legend_of_Bigfoot)'' || "High in the Mountains" |- | 1978 || ''[Buffalo Rider](/source/Buffalo_Rider)'' || "The Life and Legend of Buffalo Jones" |- | 1993 || ''[Fire in the Sky](/source/Fire_in_the_Sky)'' || "Guest of Honor" |} ==Discography== ===Albums=== {|class=wikitable |- !Year!!Title!!Label |- | 1978 || ''Hanging on a Star'' || [MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records) |- | 1979 || ''Midnight Hunter'' || [MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records) |} ===Singles=== {|class=wikitable |- !Year!!Title!!Label |- | 1972 || "Let Our Love Ride" || [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records) |- | 1973 || "Should I Care" || [Metromedia Records](/source/Metromedia) |- | 1973 || "Play On, Play On" || [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records) |- | 1974 || "Alabama Boy" || [Private Stock Records](/source/Private_Stock_Records) |- | 1978 || "Those Eyes" || [MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records) |- | 1978 || "Hanging on a Star" || [MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records) |- | 1979 || "Love, Hit and Run" || [MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records) |} ==References== ==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0146454}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Caudell, Lane}} Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:American male pop singers Category:American pop rock singers Category:American music publishers (people) Category:MCA Records artists Category:Male actors from North Carolina Category:Singer-songwriters from North Carolina Category:People from Asheboro, North Carolina Category:20th-century American male actors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lane Caudell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Caudell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Caudell?action=history)). 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