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