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Birthday: Oct 24, 1929
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Buddy Swan

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Citizen Kane Young Charles Foster Kane 1941
Shockproof Teenage Boy (Uncredited) 1949
Centennial Summer Dudley Rogers 1946
The Horn Blows at Midnight Kid (uncredited) 1945
Destination Murder Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger 1950
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang Williams (uncredited) 1950
The Ape Willie Brill 1940
Haunted House Junior Henshaw 1940
Strange Affair Newsboy (Uncredited) 1944
The Soul of a Monster Second Newsboy (uncredited) 1944
Scared Stiff Oliver Waldeck 1945
The Fighting Sullivans George, as a child (uncredited) 1944
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