Mala
Acting
Born 1906-12-27
Alaska
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
Popular credits
Union Pacific
Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
Indian
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Barab
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Marnoa
Eskimo
Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
Green Hell
Mala
The Jungle Princess
Melan
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Nat
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
Agent Ray Mala
Call of The Yukon
Olee John
Coast Guard
Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
Red Snow
Sgt. Koovuk
South of Pago Pago
Native Diver
Last of the Pagans
Taro
Honolulu Lu
Native Cop
Hawk of the Wilderness
Kias
The Devil's Pipeline
Talamu
The Girl from Alaska
Charley