Mala
Born: 1906-12-27 in Alaska
Died: 1952-09-23
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1952
- Red Snow as Sgt. Koovuk
1942
- The Tuttles of Tahiti as Nat
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Marnoa
- The Mad Doctor of Market Street as Barab
- The Girl from Alaska as Charley
1941
- Hold Back the Dawn as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
- Honolulu Lu as Native Cop
1940
- Green Hell as Mala
- The Devil's Pipeline as Talamu
- Girl from God's Country as Joe
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
- North West Mounted Police as Indian
- South of Pago Pago as Native Diver
- Zanzibar as Mala
1939
- Union Pacific as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
- Coast Guard as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
- Mutiny on the Blackhawk as Wani - Native Slave Leader
1938
- Hawk of the Wilderness as Kias
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Little Elk
- S.O.S. Clipper Island
- Call of The Yukon as Olee John
1936
- The Jungle Princess as Melan
- Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island as Agent Ray Mala
1935
- Last of the Pagans as Taro
1933
- Eskimo as Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
1932
- Igloo as The Young Hunter