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Buddy Swan
Acting
Born: October 24, 1929
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

Citizen Kane
as Young Charles Foster Kane

Shockproof
as Teenage Boy (Uncredited)

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

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

The Ape
as Willie Brill

Strange Affair
as Newsboy (Uncredited)

The soul of a monster
as Second Newsboy (uncredited)

Scared Stiff
as Oliver Waldeck

The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Kid (uncredited)

Centennial Summer
as Dudley Rogers