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Buddy Swan

ActingBorn October 24, 1929 (63 years old at death)· Died March 21, 1993
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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.

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Total credits: 13

Known For

Citizen Kane
Movie
★8.0

Citizen Kane

as Young Charles Foster Kane

Destination Murder
Movie
★5.2

Destination Murder

as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger

Movies (13)

Destination Murder

Destination Murder

as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger

1950

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang

as Williams (uncredited)

1950

Shockproof
Shockproof
Movie
★6.3

Shockproof

as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)

Gallant Journey
Movie
★6.5

Gallant Journey

as Sharkey (uncredited)

Strange Affair
Movie
★6.2

Strange Affair

as Newsboy (uncredited)

The Fighting Sullivans
Movie
★6.3

The Fighting Sullivans

as George, as a child (uncredited)

The Horn Blows at Midnight
Movie
★5.8

The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Kid (uncredited)

The Soul of a Monster
Movie
★5.5

The Soul of a Monster

as Second Newsboy (uncredited)

Scared Stiff
Movie
★4.7

Scared Stiff

as Oliver Waldeck

The Ape
Movie
★4.8

The Ape

as Willie Brill

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Movie
★6.5

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang

as Williams (uncredited)

Centennial Summer
Movie
★5.9

Centennial Summer

as Dudley Rogers

Citizen Kane
Movie
★8.0

Citizen Kane

as Young Charles Foster Kane

1941

Destination Murder
Movie
★5.2

Destination Murder

as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger

1950

Shockproof
Movie
★6.3

Shockproof

as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)

1949

Gallant Journey
Movie
★6.5

Gallant Journey

as Sharkey (uncredited)

1946

Strange Affair
Movie
★6.2

Strange Affair

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1944

The Fighting Sullivans
Movie
★6.3

The Fighting Sullivans

as George, as a child (uncredited)

1944

The Horn Blows at Midnight
Movie
★5.8

The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Kid (uncredited)

1945

The Soul of a Monster
Movie
★5.5

The Soul of a Monster

as Second Newsboy (uncredited)

1944

Scared Stiff
Movie
★4.7

Scared Stiff

as Oliver Waldeck

1945

The Ape
Movie
★4.8

The Ape

as Willie Brill

1940

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Movie
★6.5

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang

as Williams (uncredited)

1950

Centennial Summer
Movie
★5.9

Centennial Summer

as Dudley Rogers

1946

Shockproof

as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)

1949

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

as Sharkey (uncredited)

1946

Centennial Summer

Centennial Summer

as Dudley Rogers

1946

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

as Oliver Waldeck

1945

The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Kid (uncredited)

1945

Strange Affair

Strange Affair

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1944

The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster

as Second Newsboy (uncredited)

1944

The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans

as George, as a child (uncredited)

1944

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

as Young Charles Foster Kane

1941

The Ape

The Ape

as Willie Brill

1940

Haunted House

Haunted House

as Junior Henshaw

1940

Destination Murder

Destination Murder

as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger

1950

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang

as Williams (uncredited)

1950

Shockproof

Shockproof

as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)

1949

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

as Sharkey (uncredited)

1946

Centennial Summer

Centennial Summer

as Dudley Rogers

1946

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

as Oliver Waldeck

1945

The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Kid (uncredited)

1945

Strange Affair

Strange Affair

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1944

The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster

as Second Newsboy (uncredited)

1944

The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans

as George, as a child (uncredited)

1944

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

as Young Charles Foster Kane

1941

The Ape

The Ape

as Willie Brill

1940

Haunted House

Haunted House

as Junior Henshaw

1940