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Buddy Swan

Acting · Born October 24, 1929 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Buddy Swan movies and shows

  • Citizen Kane1941
  • Shockproof1949
  • The Soul of a Monster1944
  • The Horn Blows at Midnight1945
  • The Fighting Sullivans1944
  • Centennial Summer1946
  • Gallant Journey1946
  • Scared Stiff1945
  • Strange Affair1944
  • Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang1950
  • The Ape1940
  • Haunted House1940
  • Destination Murder1950