Lane Caudell
{{short description|American actor and singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lane Caudell
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|4|25}}
| birth_place = Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.
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| education = Asheboro High School
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer-songwriter|music publisher}}
| yearsactive = 1972–present
| spouse = Mo Lauren
| children = Lane Toran
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Lane Caudell (born April 25, 1952) is an American actor and singer-songwriter who appeared in the films Goodbye, Franklin High, and Hanging on a Star and played Woody King on the NBC daytime soap opera 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 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 for Cauley Music Group in Nashville, 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 |date=5 March 2016}} He is the father of actor-musician 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 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, 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."{{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 }}
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Satan's Cheerleaders | Stevie | Feature film |
| 1978 | Goodbye, 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 | Toran of Malveel | TV film |
| 1982–1983 | 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=
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| Year | Title | Song performed |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot | "High in the Mountains" |
| 1978 | Buffalo Rider | "The Life and Legend of Buffalo Jones" |
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | "Guest of Honor" |
Discography
=Albums=
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| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Hanging on a Star | MCA Records |
| 1979 | Midnight Hunter | MCA Records |
=Singles=
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| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "Let Our Love Ride" | Capitol Records |
| 1973 | "Should I Care" | Metromedia Records |
| 1973 | "Play On, Play On" | Capitol Records |
| 1974 | "Alabama Boy" | Private Stock Records |
| 1978 | "Those Eyes" | MCA Records |
| 1978 | "Hanging on a Star" | MCA Records |
| 1979 | "Love, Hit and Run" | MCA Records |
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0146454}}
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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:Male actors from North Carolina
Category:Singer-songwriters from North Carolina