Allen Swift, born Ira Stadlen (1924 –2010) was a NY-based character and voice actor. Swift’s career began in 1947, and he was known as the voice of Simon Bar Sinister on the 1960′s Underdog cartoon series. From 1956 to 1960 he hosted The Popeye Show on WPIX-TV, as the old salt, Captain Allen. Here, he appears on The Howdy Doody Show in 1954 and 1955.

Scene from the Howdy Doody Show in which Buffalo Bob creates a ice cream soda machine!