Mala

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.

Born: December 27, 1906

Place of Birth: Alaska

Known For

Movie

Filmography

1952

Red Snow

as Sgt. Koovuk

1942

The Tuttles of Tahiti

as Nat

1942

The Girl from Alaska

as Charley

1942

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

as Barab

1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Marnoa

1941

Honolulu Lu

as Native Cop

1941

Hold Back the Dawn

as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)

1940

The Devil's Pipeline

as Talamu

1940

North West Mounted Police

as Indian

1940

Girl from God's Country

as Joe

1940

South of Pago Pago

as Native Diver

1940

Zanzibar

as Mala

1940

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)

1940

Green Hell

as Mala

1939

Coast Guard

as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)

1939

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

as Wani - Native Slave Leader

1939

Union Pacific

as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)

1938

Hawk of the Wilderness

as Kias

1938

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Little Elk

1938

Call of The Yukon

as Olee John

1936

The Jungle Princess

as Melan

1936

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