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Buddy Swan

1929-10-24 – 1993-03-21 (age 63)
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Biography

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

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane

1941

as Young Charles Foster Kane

The Ape
The Ape

1940

as Willie Brill

Shockproof
Shockproof

1949

as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)

Strange Affair
Strange Affair

1944

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Gallant Journey
Gallant Journey

1946

as Sharkey (uncredited)

Destination Murder
Destination Murder

1950

as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger

The Fighting Sullivans
The Fighting Sullivans

1944

as George, as a child (uncredited)

Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff

1945

as Oliver Waldeck

The Soul of a Monster
The Soul of a Monster

1944

as Second Newsboy (uncredited)

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Haunted House
Haunted House

1940

as Junior Henshaw

Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer

1946

as Dudley Rogers

The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

as Kid (uncredited)