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