Buddy Swan

Known for: Acting
Born: October 24, 1929
Died: March 21, 1993

Paul "Buddy" Swan (October 24, 1929 – March 21, 1993) (also credited as Buddy Swann) was an American child actor, best known for playing the title character of the 1941 film Citizen Kane as an eight-year-old boy. He also appeared in the horror film The Ape, the horror comedy Scared Stiff, and the Academy-Award nominated film The Fighting Sullivans, playing one of the Sullivan brothers in their youth. Swan also appeared as a young actor in Broadway plays in 1942, including Mr. Sycamore.

Filmography

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Destination Murder 1950
as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang 1950
as Williams (uncredited)
Shockproof 1949
as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)
Gallant Journey 1946
as Sharkey (uncredited)
Centennial Summer 1946
as Dudley Rogers
Scared Stiff 1945
as Oliver Waldeck
The Horn Blows at Midnight 1945
as Kid (uncredited)
Strange Affair 1944
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Soul of a Monster 1944
as Second Newsboy (uncredited)
The Fighting Sullivans 1944
as George, as a child (uncredited)
Citizen Kane 1941
as Young Charles Foster Kane
The Ape 1940
as Willie Brill
Haunted House 1940
as Junior Henshaw

Credits from TMDB.