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Buddy Swan(1929-1993)

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Buddy Swan was born on 24 October 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Citizen Kane (1941), Haunted House (1940) and Scared Stiff (1945). He was married to Donna L. Coon. He died on 21 March 1993 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
BornOctober 24, 1929
DiedMarch 21, 1993(63)
BornOctober 24, 1929
DiedMarch 21, 1993(63)
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Known for

Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane
8.2
  • Kane - Age Eight
  • 1941
Marcia Mae Jones and Jackie Moran in Haunted House (1940)
Haunted House
5.3
  • Junior Henshaw(as Buddy Swann)
  • 1940
Jack Haley and Ann Savage in Scared Stiff (1945)
Scared Stiff
4.8
  • Oliver Waldeck
  • 1945
Stanley Clements, Myrna Dell, Hurd Hatfield, and Joyce Mackenzie in Destination Murder (1950)
Destination Murder
6.1
  • Arthur - Messenger Boy
  • 1950

Credits

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Actor

  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Robert Mitchum and Ann Blyth in One Minute to Zero (1952)
    One Minute to Zero
    5.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • What Happened to Jo Jo?
    Short
    • Wally Truesdale
    • 1950
  • A Modern Marriage (1950)
    A Modern Marriage
    6.4
    • Spike
    • 1950
  • Stanley Clements, Myrna Dell, Hurd Hatfield, and Joyce Mackenzie in Destination Murder (1950)
    Destination Murder
    6.1
    • Arthur - Messenger Boy
    • 1950
  • Stanley Clements, Gene Collins, Leon Tyler, and Danny Welton in Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)
    Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
    6.6
    • Williams (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • David Bruce and Bruce Edwards in Prejudice (1949)
    Prejudice
    6.4
    • Eddie
    • 1949
  • Lois Hall, Dub Taylor, and Jimmy Wakely in Roaring Westward (1949)
    Roaring Westward
    6.1
    • Perry Andrews
    • 1949
  • John Baragrey, Patricia Knight, and Cornel Wilde in Shockproof (1949)
    Shockproof
    6.5
    • Teenage Boy (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Clark Gable, Brian Donlevy, Van Johnson, John Hodiak, and Walter Pidgeon in Command Decision (1948)
    Command Decision
    7.3
    • Flyer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Glenn Ford and Janet Blair in Gallant Journey (1946)
    Gallant Journey
    6.1
    • Sharkey (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Constance Bennett, Walter Brennan, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, William Eythe, Dorothy Gish, and Cornel Wilde in Centennial Summer (1946)
    Centennial Summer
    6.0
    • Dudley Rogers
    • 1946
  • Jack Haley and Ann Savage in Scared Stiff (1945)
    Scared Stiff
    4.8
    • Oliver Waldeck
    • 1945
  • Jack Benny, Dolores Moran, and Alexis Smith in The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
    The Horn Blows at Midnight
    6.6
    • Kid (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Edgar Buchanan, Marguerite Chapman, Allyn Joslyn, and Evelyn Keyes in Strange Affair (1944)
    Strange Affair
    6.1
    • Newsboy (uncredited)
    • 1944

Soundtrack

  • Constance Bennett, Walter Brennan, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, William Eythe, Dorothy Gish, and Cornel Wilde in Centennial Summer (1946)
    Centennial Summer
    6.0
    • performer: "Up with the Lark" (uncredited)
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Buddy Swann
  • Born
    • October 24, 1929
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • March 21, 1993
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
  • Spouse
    • Donna L. CoonNovember 16, 1963 - ? (2 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His most famous role, Charles Foster Kane as a child in Citizen Kane (1941), is described as being born in Colorado. Buddy Swan passed away in Colorado.

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