Editing Allen Swift (section)

{{short description|American voice actor (1924–2010)}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Allen Swift
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|birthname = Ira Stadlen
|birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1924|1|16}}
|birth_place = New York City, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2010|4|18|1924|1|16}}
|death_place = New York City
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|occupation = Voice actor
|years_active = 1946&ndash;2010
|spouse = Lenore Loveman
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|children = [[Lewis J. Stadlen]], Maxime Zahra, and Clare A. Stadlen
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'''Ira J. Stadlen''' (January 16, 1924 &ndash; April 18, 2010<ref name="death">{{cite web| title=Allen Swift (1924&ndash;2010)| url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/allan-swift-1924-2010.html| access-date=April 18, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100421013511/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/allan-swift-1924-2010.html| archive-date= April 21, 2010| url-status=live| website=[[Cartoon Brew]]| date=July 24, 2006}}</ref>), known professionally as '''Allen Swift''', was an American actor, writer and magician, best known as a voiceover artist who voiced cartoon characters [[Simon Bar Sinister]] and Riff-Raff on the [[Underdog (TV series)|''Underdog'']] cartoon show.<ref name="NYTobit">{{cite news| title=Allen Swift, Voice Actor for Radio and TV, Dies at 86| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/arts/28swift.html | last=Grimes| first=William| author-link=William Grimes (journalist) | newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=April 28, 2010| page=B18| url-access=subscription}}</ref> He took his professional name from radio comedian [[Fred Allen]] and 18th century satirist [[Jonathan Swift]].