Gargamel

Gargamel is the main villain in the The Smurfs animated television series. He is voiced by Paul Winchell.

Gargamel is an evil wizard whose goal in life is to destroy the Smurfs in any way he can eat them, or to liquefy them into gold. Many of his plans are often thwarted by the Smurfs, leaving him with an utter hatred of them as a result. He lives in a small castle near the Smurfs' village, and has a pet cat named Azreal.

Character description
Gargamel is a human male with the worst condition of health imaginable. He carries a hunched back, black hair that's balding on the top, bushy eyebrows, and rotten teeth. He wears a patched, black robe with dark red socks and shoes.

A highly competent wizard, Gargamel is expertise in magic and alchemy. He owns many spell books in his castle that he can use, but his preferred method is using his other skills; namely inventing machines. He is also seen planting traps for the Smurfs to fall into.

Behind the scenes

 * Gargamel's first comic appearance was in a Smurfs story titled "Le Voleur de schtroumpf" (or "The Smurfnapper" in English), created by Peyo and published by Dupuis in 1959.
 * Gargamel's voice and mannerisms are very similar to Dick Dastardly, another character voiced by Winchell.