Sonny Bupp

Moyer MacClaren Bupp (January 10, 1928 – November 1, 2007) professionally known as Sonny Bupp, was an American child film actor and businessman. His most notable film was Citizen Kane, in which he appears as Junior, Charles Foster Kane III, the eight-year-old son of Charles Foster Kane and his first wife, Emily. Bupp was the last surviving credited member of the Citizen Kane cast at his death.

Career

Born Moyer MacClaren Bupp in New York City, Sonny Bupp was the brother of actors Tommy (1924–1983), June (1913–1989) and Ann Bupp (1922–2005). He appeared in over 60 films during his career, including two Our Gang comedies, 1935's Our Gang Follies of 1936, 1937's Cash and Carry with The 3 Stooges, and 1938's Men in Fright.

He appeared in Citizen Kane as the son of Charles Foster Kane, and was the last surviving credited cast member of that film. He also appeared in the 1937 Three Stooges' Cash and Carry, as well as such films as Love Is on the Air (Ronald Reagan's first film), The Renegade Trail, Annie Oakley (with Barbara Stanwyck), Kid Millions, Angels With Dirty Faces, The Devil and Daniel Webster and Tennessee Johnson.

Later life He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and, after his film career ended, became an auto industry executive. He died in Henderson, Nevada, aged 79, from an undisclosed cause. His remains are interred at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1934 Kid Millions Little Boy in Ice Cream Number Film debut, Uncredited 1936 Rose Bowl Young Boy Uncredited 1936 What Becomes of the Children? Little Freddy Worthington 1937 We Who Are About to Die Hit-and-Run Victim Uncredited 1937 Woman-Wise Boy Uncredited 1937 The Great O'Malley Boy with Lollipop Uncredited 1937 Lost Horizon Boy Being Carried to Plane Uncredited 1937 Murder Goes to College Boy Uncredited 1937 You Can't Buy Luck Orphan Boy Uncredited 1937 Michael O'Halloran Sarge Uncredited 1937 Reported Missing! Little Boy on Plane Uncredited 1937 My Dear Miss Aldrich Little boy Uncredited 1937 Love Is on the Air Little boy Uncredited 1937 "Cash and Carry" Jimmy Uncredited 1937 Love on Toast Boy Uncredited 1937 Missing Witnesses Little boy Uncredited 1937 Hollywood Hotel Little boy Uncredited 1938 Swing Your Lady Len 1938 Hunted Men Boy Uncredited 1938 Penrod's Double Trouble Monk Uncredited 1938 The Storm Boy Uncredited 1938 Angels with Dirty Faces Boy 1939 Risky Business Boy Uncredited 1939 Boy Trouble Chester Platt 1939 Sudden Money Billy Uncredited 1939 Fixer Dugan The Boy Chiseler Uncredited 1939 On Borrowed Time Boy in Tree Uncredited 1939 Renegade Trail Joey Joyce 1939 When Tomorrow Comes Boy Hiding from Policeman Uncredited 1939 No Place to Go Tommy 1940 Emergency Squad Peter Uncredited 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Willie Lincoln Uncredited 1940 Parole Fixer Bobby Mattison 1940 I Take This Woman Murphy Kid Scenes cut 1940 Little Orvie Freddie Jackson Uncredited 1940 Half a Sinner Willy 1940 Queen of the Mob Newsboy 1940 Three Faces West Billy Welles 1940 Diamond Frontier Karl Bloem Uncredited 1940 Slightly Tempted Sonny Uncredited 1940 She Couldn't Say No Boy with News of Pansy Uncredited 1941 Father's Son Berries Sweeney Uncredited 1941 Citizen Kane Charles Foster Kane III 1941 Sergeant York Boy in Sunday School Uncredited 1941 Bad Men of Missouri Young Great Uncredited 1941 International Squadron Boy Uncredited 1941 One Foot in Heaven Boy Uncredited 1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster Martin Van Aldrich Uncredited 1941 West of Cimarron Young Boy Uncredited 1942 Code of the Outlaw Work Farm Kid Uncredited 1942 Syncopation Newsboy Uncredited 1942 Wings for the Eagle Kid Playing Football Uncredited 1942 The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe Graham's Office Boy Uncredited 1942 Eyes of the Underworld Boy Uncredited 1942 Tennessee Johnson Bellboy Uncredited; final film role