1929-10-24
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.
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Destination Murder | Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger | 1950-06-09 |
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Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang | Williams (uncredited) | 1950-04-27 |
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Shockproof | Teenage Boy (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
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Gallant Journey | Sharkey (uncredited) | 1946-09-24 |
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Centennial Summer | Dudley Rogers | 1946-07-10 |
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Scared Stiff | Oliver Waldeck | 1945-06-22 |
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The Horn Blows at Midnight | Kid (uncredited) | 1945-04-28 |
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The Soul of a Monster | Second Newsboy (uncredited) | 1944-08-17 |
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The Fighting Sullivans | George, as a child (uncredited) | 1944-02-03 |
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Strange Affair | Newsboy (Uncredited) | 1944-10-05 |
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Citizen Kane | Young Charles Foster Kane | 1941-04-17 |
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The Ape | Willie Brill | 1940-09-30 |
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Haunted House | Junior Henshaw | 1940-07-21 |