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