Buddy Swan
Acting
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.
As actor 13
Citizen Kane
1941
Shockproof
1949
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
Destination Murder
1950
Haunted House
1940
The Fighting Sullivans
1944
Scared Stiff
1945
The Ape
1940
Gallant Journey
1946
Centennial Summer
1946
Strange Affair
1944
The Soul of a Monster
1944
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
1950