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