Acting
Buddy Swan
EN cinema · 13 credits
Born
24 October 1929
Died
21 March 1993 (aged 63)
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.
Known for
Filmography
Destination Murder
as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
as Williams (uncredited)
Shockproof
as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)
Centennial Summer
as Dudley Rogers
Gallant Journey
as Sharkey (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Kid (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
as Oliver Waldeck
Strange Affair
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Soul of a Monster
as Second Newsboy (uncredited)
The Fighting Sullivans
as George, as a child (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
as Young Charles Foster Kane
The Ape
as Willie Brill
Haunted House
as Junior Henshaw