Acting
Allen Swift
- Born
- Jan 16, 1924 · Aged 86
- Died
- Apr 18, 2010
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 46
- TV credits
- 14
Also known as (2)
- Alan Swift
- Ira Stadlen
Biography
Ira Stadlen (January 16, 1924 – April 18, 2010 ), known professionally as Allen Swift, was an American voice actor, known for playing characters including Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff on the Underdog cartoon show. He provided the voices of many of the characters in The Bluffers, most of the voices for the 1960s underwater puppet show Diver Dan, and the voices in Gene Deitch's 1960–1962 group of Tom and Jerry cartoons. Swift was a children's television show host on WPIX in New York City as "Captain Allen". He took his professional name from radio comedian Fred Allen and 18th century…
