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Buddy Swan

Bio: 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
Born: Thu, Oct 24 1929
Death: Sun, Mar 21 1993
Buddy Swan is 63 years old
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Poster of Destination Murder
Destination Murder
Buddy Swan was
20 in Destination Murder
as 'Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger'.
Fri, Jun 09 1950
Poster of Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Buddy Swan was
20 in Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
as 'Williams (uncredited)'.
Thu, Apr 27 1950
Poster of Shockproof
Shockproof
Buddy Swan was
19 in Shockproof
as 'Teenage Boy (Uncredited)'.
Tue, Jan 25 1949
Poster of Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer
Buddy Swan was
16 in Centennial Summer
as 'Dudley Rogers'.
Wed, Jul 10 1946
Poster of Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff
Buddy Swan was
15 in Scared Stiff
as 'Oliver Waldeck'.
Fri, Jun 22 1945
Poster of The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Buddy Swan was
15 in The Horn Blows at Midnight
as 'Kid (uncredited)'.
Sat, Apr 28 1945
Poster of Strange Affair
Strange Affair
Buddy Swan was
14 in Strange Affair
as 'Newsboy (Uncredited)'.
Thu, Oct 05 1944
Poster of The Soul of a Monster
The Soul of a Monster
Buddy Swan was
14 in The Soul of a Monster
as 'Second Newsboy (uncredited)'.
Thu, Aug 17 1944
Poster of The Fighting Sullivans
The Fighting Sullivans
Buddy Swan was
14 in The Fighting Sullivans
as 'George, as a child (uncredited)'.
Thu, Feb 03 1944
Poster of Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Buddy Swan was
11 in Citizen Kane
as 'Young Charles Foster Kane'.
Thu, Apr 17 1941
Poster of The Ape
The Ape
Buddy Swan was
10 in The Ape
as 'Willie Brill'.
Mon, Sep 30 1940
Poster of Haunted House
Haunted House
Buddy Swan was
10 in Haunted House
as 'Junior Henshaw'.
Sun, Jul 21 1940

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