Allen Swift

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-01-16 (86 years old)

Deathday

2010-04-18

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Allen Swift

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 satirist Jonathan Swift. Swift was an early television s...

Acting

1959

Gaston’s Mama Lisa

as Gaston le Crayon

1967

Robin Hoodwinked

as Sir Blur / Robin Hood

1976

The Little Drummer Boy Book II

as Simeon / Soldiers (voice)

1977

The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town

as Gadzooks / Newsreel announcer / blue engine / Town guard (voice)

1967

Mad Monster Party?

as Felix Flankin / Yetch / Dracula / Invisible Man / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / Additional Voices

1975

Where the Wild Things Are

as Narrator (voice)

1986

Seize the Day

as Maurice Venice

1998

Safe Men

as Sol

1966

Alice of Wonderland in Paris

as François / Narrator / King (segment "Many Moons") / Lord High Chamberlain (voice)

1957

It's a Living

as (voice)

1954

The Seapreme Court

as Various Fish (uncredited)

1954

Popeye's 20th Anniversary

as Audience Members (uncredited)

1954

Boo Moon

as Lookout

2015

3-D Rarities

as Lookout (archive footage)

1965

It Happened in Hualfin

as English Narrator (voice)

1980

Pinocchio's Christmas

as Fox (voice)

1962

Anatole

as Francios (voice)

1962

1974

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

as Santa Claus (voice)

1962

High Steaks

as (voice)

1962

Dicky Moe

as (voice)

1957

Depth Study

as Economist / Communications Expert / Sociologist / Museum Curator / Wife / Bartender (voice)

1966

A Wedding Knight

as Sir Blur/King Arthur (voice)

1966

Geronimo and Son

as Wickhead/Geronimo/Say-Ah (voice)

1967

Keep the Cool, Baby

as Bee / Moth (voice) (uncredited)

1979

1954

Crazytown

as Father / People saying goodbye / Boxer (uncredited)

1961

It's Greek to Me-ow!

as Tom / Jerry / Clint (voice)

1958

Camp Clobber

as Clint Clobber / General / Mr.Lofy (voice)

1972

1961

Down and Outing

as Tom Cat / Jerry Mouse / Clint Clobber (voice)

1962

Sorry Safari

as Tom / Jerry (voice)

1962

1972

The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters

as Dracula / The Monster / Dr. Jekyll / The Invisible Man (voice)

Production

1962

Samson Scrap

as Writer

2005

Checking Out

as Theatre Play

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