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