Mala
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-12-27
Day of Death
1952-09-23 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Alaska
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.
Known For
Acting
(1952)
Red Snow
as Sgt. Koovuk
(1942)
(1942)
The Tuttles of Tahiti
as Nat
(1942)
The Girl from Alaska
as Charley
(1942)
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Barab
(1941)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
(1941)
Honolulu Lu
as Native Cop
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Indian
(1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
(1940)
Green Hell
as Mala
(1940)
Zanzibar
as Mala
(1940)
South of Pago Pago
as Native Diver
(1940)
The Devil's Pipeline
as Talamu
(1940)
Girl from God's Country
as Joe
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
(1939)
Coast Guard
as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
(1939)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Wani - Native Slave Leader
(1938)
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Little Elk
(1938)
Call of The Yukon
as Olee John
(1938)
Hawk of the Wilderness
as Kias
(1938)
(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
Crew
(1932)
Igloo
Assistant Camera