| Buddy Swan | |
| Birthname: | Paul Swan |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Othername: | 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.[1]
He also appeared in the horror film The Ape,[2] the horror comedy Scared Stiff, and the Academy-Award nominated film The Fighting Sullivans, playing one of the Sullivan brothers in their youth.[3]
Swan also appeared as a young actor in Broadway plays in 1942, including Mr. Sycamore.[4]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haunted House | 1940 | Junior Henshaw | ||
| The Ape | 1940 | Willie Brill | Uncredited | |
| Citizen Kane | 1941 | Kane, age eight | ||
| The Fighting Sullivans | 1944 | George Sullivan as a Child | Uncredited | |
| The Seventh Cross | 1944 | Boy | Uncredited | |
| The Soul of a Monster | 1944 | Second Newsboy | Uncredited | |
| Sweet and Low-Down | 1944 | Tony Birch | Uncredited | |
| Strange Affair | 1944 | Newsboy | Uncredited | |
| The Horn Blows at Midnight | 1945 | Kid | Uncredited | |
| Scared Stiff | 1945 | Oliver Waldeck | ||
| Centennial Summer | 1946 | Dudley Rogers | ||
| Gallant Journey | 1946 | Sharkey | Uncredited | |
| Command Decision | 1948 | Flyer | Uncredited | |
| Shockproof | 1949 | Teenage Boy | Uncredited | |
| Roaring Westward | 1949 | Perry Andrews | ||
| Prejudice | 1949 | Eddie | Uncredited | |
| Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang | 1950 | Williams | Uncredited | |
| Destination Murder | 1950 | Arthur – Blue Streak Messenger | ||
| A Modern Marriage | 1950 | Spike | ||
| One Minute to Zero | 1952 | Uncredited |