Sonny Bupp (January 10, 1928 – November 1, 2007) was an American child film actor and businessman. He was the brother of actors Tommy Bupp (1924-1983), June Bupp (1913-1989) and Ann Bupp (b. 1922). Born as Moyer MacClaren Bupp in New York City, he appeared in over 60 films during his career, including two Our Gang comedies, 1935's Our Gang Follies of 1936 and 1938's Men in Fright.He appeared in Citizen Kane and was the last surviving cast member of that film. He also appeared in the 1937 Three Stooges' Cash and Carry, as well as such films as Love is in the Air (Ronald Reagan's first film), The Renegade Trail, Annie Oakley (with Barbara Stanwyck), Kid Millions, Lost Horizon (with Ronald Colman), Angels With Dirty Faces, Tennessee Johnson and The Devil and Daniel Webster.
January 10, 1928, New York City, New York, United States
Died
November 1, 2007, Henderson, Nevada, United States
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Spouse
Theresa A. Titus (m. ?–2007)
Siblings
Tommy Bupp, Ann Bupp, June Bupp
Star Sign
Capricorn
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I never liked being a child actor in films. In fact, I dreaded seeing Mr. Olynick's [his agent's] car parked in front of our house, knowing it meant going on another interview for a movie part . . . There is no camaraderie at all in motion pictures.
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Interviewed in "Growing Up on the Set: Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television" by Tom Goldrup and Jim Goldrup (McFarland, 2002).
At the time of his death in November 2007, he was the only surviving member of either the cast or crew of Citizen Kane (1941). He portrayed Charles Foster Kane III, the title character's son. Coincidentally, his elder sister Ann Bupp is one of the last surviving cast members of Gone with the Wind (1939).
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Highest paid male child extra in 1937.
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Was cast by Orson Welles as Welles' son in Citizen Kane (1941) because of the striking resemblance between the two.
$10 Million
