Buddy Swan

Buddy Swan
Born	Paul Benjamin Swan October 24, 1929 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	March 21, 1993 (aged 63) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Other names	Buddy Swann
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1940–1952

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,^[1] the horror comedy Scared Stiff, and the Academy-Award nominated film The Fighting Sullivans, playing one of the Sullivan brothers in their youth.^[2]

Swan also appeared as a young actor in Broadway plays including Mr. Sycamore (1942) and The World We Make (1942).^[3]

Filmography

• The Ape (1940)
• Haunted House (1940)
• Citizen Kane (1941)
• The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
• Sweet and Low-Down (1944)
• Scared Stiff (1945)
• Gallant Journey (1946)
• Centennial Summer (1946)
• Prejudice (1949)
• Roaring Westward (1949)
• Shockproof (1949)
• Destination Murder (1950)
• Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)
• A Modern Marriage (1950)
• One Minute to Zero (1952)

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2007-07-25.

External links

• Buddy Swan at the Internet Movie Database
• Buddy Swan filmography