Actor, comedian, magician, playwright Allen Swift is best known for the 50 voices and live characters he played on television’s “Howdy Doody”; as Captain Allen Swiftver maisActor, comedian, magician, playwright Allen Swift is best known for the 50 voices and live characters he played on television’s “Howdy Doody”; as Captain Allen Swift, host of “The Popeye Show”; and as “The Man of A Thousand Voices” on television and radio commercials and animated films. He wrote and starred in “Checking Out” on Broadway and played many other roles on and off-Broadway, in regional theatres, TV and films.ver menos