Acting · 63 years old
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)

Strange Affair
Newsboy (uncredited)

The Fighting Sullivans
George, as a child (uncredited)

Gallant Journey
Sharkey (uncredited)

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Williams (uncredited)

The Horn Blows at Midnight
Kid (uncredited)

Centennial Summer
Dudley Rogers

Destination Murder
Arthur, Blue Streak Messenger

The Soul of a Monster
Second Newsboy (uncredited)

The Ape
Willie Brill

Haunted House
Junior Henshaw

Scared Stiff
Oliver Waldeck