Ira Stadlen (January 16, 1924 â€" April 18, 2010), known
professionally as Allen Swift, was an American voice actor, best known
for voicing cartoon characters Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff on the
Underdog cartoon show. He took his professional name from radio
comedian Fred Allen and 18th century satirist Jonathan Swift.Captain
Alan Swift was an early television star who hosted The Popeye Show
from September 10, 1956, to September 23, 1960, until he was forced to
leave the program due to creative differences with station management.
But he later became a children's television show host named "Captain
Allen" on WPIX in New York City.Swift is best known for providing the
fiendish voices for the cartoon villains Simon Bar Sinister and
Riff-Raff on the Underdog cartoon show. He also voiced many of the
characters in The Bluffers, the 1960s underwater puppet show Diver
Dan, and Gene Deitch's 1961â€"1962 group of Tom and Jerry cartoons.
According to MoparMagazine, he was also the voice of "Tech" for their
series of service training films providing color commentary and dry
humor to help keep digestible and interesting.
professionally as Allen Swift, was an American voice actor, best known
for voicing cartoon characters Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff on the
Underdog cartoon show. He took his professional name from radio
comedian Fred Allen and 18th century satirist Jonathan Swift.Captain
Alan Swift was an early television star who hosted The Popeye Show
from September 10, 1956, to September 23, 1960, until he was forced to
leave the program due to creative differences with station management.
But he later became a children's television show host named "Captain
Allen" on WPIX in New York City.Swift is best known for providing the
fiendish voices for the cartoon villains Simon Bar Sinister and
Riff-Raff on the Underdog cartoon show. He also voiced many of the
characters in The Bluffers, the 1960s underwater puppet show Diver
Dan, and Gene Deitch's 1961â€"1962 group of Tom and Jerry cartoons.
According to MoparMagazine, he was also the voice of "Tech" for their
series of service training films providing color commentary and dry
humor to help keep digestible and interesting.
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