Mala
Born
December 27, 1906
Died
September 23, 1952 (45 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Alaska
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.
Known For

Red Snow
Sgt. Koovuk
1952

The Tuttles of Tahiti
Nat
1942

The Girl from Alaska
Charley
1942

The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Barab
1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Marnoa
1942

Honolulu Lu
Native Cop
1941

Hold Back the Dawn
Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
1941

The Devil's Pipeline
Talamu
1940

North West Mounted Police
Indian
1940

Girl from God's Country
Joe
1940

South of Pago Pago
Native Diver
1940

Zanzibar
Mala
1940

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
1940

Green Hell
Mala
1940

Coast Guard
Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
1939

Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Wani - Native Slave Leader
1939

Union Pacific
Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
1939

Hawk of the Wilderness
Kias
1938
S.O.S. Clipper Island
1938

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Little Elk
1938

Call of The Yukon
Olee John
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

Igloo
The Young Hunter
1932