Acting · b. 1906 · Alaska

Mala

Biography

Ray Mala (born Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise) was an American actor. Born to a Native Alaskan Inupiaq mother and Russian Jewish immigrant father, he was one of Hollywood's foremost Native actors from the early 1920s until his death in 1952.

Acting
Red Snow Sgt. Koovuk 1952 The Mad Doctor of Market Street Barab 1942 The Tuttles of Tahiti Nat 1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Marnoa 1942 The Girl from Alaska Charley 1942 Hold Back the Dawn Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited) 1941 Honolulu Lu Native Cop 1941 Girl from God's Country Joe 1940 South of Pago Pago Native Diver 1940 The Devil's Pipeline Talamu 1940 Green Hell Mala 1940 North West Mounted Police Indian 1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Prince of the Rock People (uncredited) 1940 Zanzibar Mala 1940 Union Pacific Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited) 1939 Mutiny on the Blackhawk Wani - Native Slave Leader 1939 Coast Guard Eskimo Driver (uncredited) 1939 The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Little Elk 1938 Hawk of the Wilderness Kias 1938 Call of The Yukon Olee John 1938 S.O.S. Clipper Island 1938 The Jungle Princess Melan 1936 Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island Agent Ray Mala 1936 Last of the Pagans Taro 1935 Eskimo Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited) 1933
Other Credits
The Fan Assistant Camera 1949 Igloo Assistant Camera 1932
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