<Li> Hank Azaria as Gargamel , the nemesis of the Smurfs who plots to use the Smurfs as part of a spell which would turn lead into gold . As opposed to the television show where Gargamel 's goal is to use the Smurfs as the key ingredient in an alchemical formula to create gold or eat them or destroy them , in the film he wants to capture them to serve as charms , `` whose mystical essence will make his inept magic more powerful -- and dangerous '' . To look the part of Gargamel , Azaria wore a prosthetic nose , ears , buck teeth , eyebrows , and a wig ( to make the process easier , he shaved his head ) . The initial make - up test took three hours , but by mid-production , the process took 90 minutes to complete . Azaria was transformed over 50 times and spent approximately 130 hours in the make - up chair . </Li>
<Li> Hank Azaria as Gargamel , the nemesis of the Smurfs who plots to use the Smurfs as part of a spell which would turn lead into gold . As opposed to the television show where Gargamel 's goal is to use the Smurfs as the key ingredient in an alchemical formula to create gold or eat them or destroy them , in the film he wants to capture them to serve as charms , `` whose mystical essence will make his inept magic more powerful -- and dangerous '' . To look the part of Gargamel , Azaria wore a prosthetic nose , ears , buck teeth , eyebrows , and a wig ( to make the process easier , he shaved his head ) . The initial make - up test took three hours , but by mid-production , the process took 90 minutes to complete . Azaria was transformed over 50 times and spent approximately 130 hours in the make - up chair . </Li>
who played gargamel in the first smurfs movie
who played gargamel in the first smurfs movie
Hank Azaria
Hank Azaria