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