[2] Lodge was the co-writer of the Kenny Rogers Western epic, the 1993 CBS TV movie Rio Diablo, co-starring Travis Tritt, Naomi Judd and Stacy Keach.
He started professional acting at 12 years old, and by the age of 16 he had appeared at Hollywood's famous Corriganville Western movie ranch.
When his time at college ended, he was employed by Columbia Pictures, where, among other things, he was an assistant to the associate producer on the 1963 TV series Camp Runamuck.
[8] He also gained media experience as a costumer for numerous productions, notably the classic 1963 TV series The Fugitive.
Since moving to the desert he wrote, produced and directed a 90-minute TV special, Bordello; authored several articles for various magazines; and completed additional screenplays, including adaptations of his novels, Shadows of Eagles, Charley Sunday's Texas Outfit!, and Nickel-Plated Dream.