Buddy Swan
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 (13 titles)
5.2MovieDestination Murder
Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger · 1950
6.5MovieMilitary Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Williams (uncredited) · 1950
6.3MovieShockproof
Teenage Boy (Uncredited) · 1949
6.5MovieGallant Journey
Sharkey (uncredited) · 1946
5.9MovieCentennial Summer
Dudley Rogers · 1946
4.7MovieScared Stiff
Oliver Waldeck · 1945
5.9MovieThe Horn Blows at Midnight
Kid (uncredited) · 1945
6.2MovieStrange Affair
Newsboy (uncredited) · 1944
5.5MovieThe Soul of a Monster
Second Newsboy (uncredited) · 1944
6.3MovieThe Fighting Sullivans
George, as a child (uncredited) · 1944
8.0MovieCitizen Kane
Young Charles Foster Kane · 1941
4.8MovieThe Ape
Willie Brill · 1940
5.2MovieHaunted House
Junior Henshaw · 1940