Buddy Swan

🎂 24th October 1929 (96 yrs)

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Buddy Swan

Destination Murder

Destination Murder (1950)

as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

as Williams (uncredited)
Shockproof

Shockproof (1949)

as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)
Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey (1946)

as Sharkey (uncredited)
Centennial Summer

Centennial Summer (1946)

as Dudley Rogers
Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff (1945)

as Oliver Waldeck
The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)

as Kid (uncredited)
Strange Affair

Strange Affair (1944)

as Newsboy (Uncredited)
The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster (1944)

as Second Newsboy (uncredited)
The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans (1944)

as George, as a child (uncredited)
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane (1941)

as Young Charles Foster Kane
The Ape

The Ape (1940)

as Willie Brill
Haunted House

Haunted House (1940)

as Junior Henshaw