Lane Caudell
Lane Caudell is an American actor and singer-songwriter who is best known for his roles in the films Goodbye, Franklin High, Hanging on a Star and for playing Woody King on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives.
Caudell currently works as a music publisher for Cauley Music Group in Nashville, Tennessee. 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. Caudell's character, Toran of the Hawk Clan, has been framed for the murder of his father, Chief Brakus.Hal Erickson praised his performance in Goodbye, Franklin High."
In her 1987 memoir Confessions of a Groupie: I'm with the Band, 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."
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | Satan's Cheerleaders | Stevie | Feature film |
| 1978 | Goodbye, Franklin High | Will Armer | Feature film |
| 1978 | Hanging on a Star | 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 | Toran of Malveel | TV film | |
| 1982–1983 | Days of Our Lives | Woody King | Daytime serial |