Buddy Swan
Known for ActingBorn 1929-10-24 — died 1993-03-21
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.
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Swan also appeared as a young actor in Broadway plays in 1942, including Mr. Sycamore.
Known for
Citizen Kane
1941 · as Young Charles Foster Kane
Shockproof
1949 · as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)
Gallant Journey
1946 · as Sharkey (uncredited)
The Ape
1940 · as Willie Brill
The Fighting Sullivans
1944 · as George, as a child (uncredited)
Strange Affair
1944 · as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945 · as Kid (uncredited)
The Soul of a Monster
1944 · as Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Haunted House
1940 · as Junior Henshaw
Destination Murder
1950 · as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger
Centennial Summer
1946 · as Dudley Rogers
Scared Stiff
1945 · as Oliver Waldeck
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
1950 · as Williams (uncredited)