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Buddy Swan

Buddy Swan

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 24, 1929
Died Mar 21, 1993 (63)
Birthplace None
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Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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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 A ... cademy-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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Filmography

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)

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)

The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster

1944

as Second Newsboy (uncredited)

Strange Affair

Strange Affair

1944

as Newsboy (Uncredited)

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

as Young Charles Foster Kane

Haunted House

Haunted House

1940

as Junior Henshaw

The Ape

The Ape

1940

as Willie Brill

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