Buddy Swan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1929
- Died
- March 21, 1993 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography

Destination Murder
Movie · as Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Movie · as Williams (uncredited)

Shockproof
Movie · as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)

Centennial Summer
Movie · as Dudley Rogers

Gallant Journey
Movie · as Sharkey (uncredited)

The Horn Blows at Midnight
Movie · as Kid (uncredited)

Scared Stiff
Movie · as Oliver Waldeck

Strange Affair
Movie · as Newsboy (uncredited)

The Soul of a Monster
Movie · as Second Newsboy (uncredited)

The Fighting Sullivans
Movie · as George, as a child (uncredited)

Citizen Kane
Movie · as Young Charles Foster Kane

The Ape
Movie · as Willie Brill

Haunted House
Movie · as Junior Henshaw