Wieslaw Drzewicz (19 March 1927 - 31 December 1996) was a Polish actor who worked in theater, film, television, radio, and voice acting. He is best known as the voice of Gargamel in the Polish dub of The Smurfs cartoon show.
In 1948 he graduated from the Acting Department of the State Higher School of Theatre in Krakow and performed in many theater in many Polish cities like Częstochowa, Sosnowiec, Krakow, Bydgoszcz and so on during the 1950s to 1960s. Starting from the 1970s, he had worked for different television dramas, radio dramas and dubbing. He had won many awards from the entertainment industries and the government. He passed away in 1996 because of lung cancer in Warsaw.
Trivia[]
- Unlike his American VA, Wieslaw Drzewicz is once credited first in the ending credits, rather than as last.
- In the polish magazine called "Retro", Wieslaw Drzewicz stated that he wanted to make Gargamel "Warmful" to the kids, so he didn't make him sound that evil
- This is seen several times as he (as Gargamel) calls Azrael "kitty" and Klakierku (polish for Azraely/My dear Azrael)
- He also hated when (during the walk with his beloved female dog) his neighbor asked "What? Klakier was left at home?"
- Despite being dead since late 1996, his Gargamel is still heard (as archive footage) in Smurfy Way's openings of 2006 and 2010 redubs