Acting
Mala
Also Known As: Ray Mala, Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise, Ray Wise
Birth Date
December 27, 1906
Death Date
September 23, 1952
(passed away at 45)
Place of Birth
Alaska
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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.
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North West Mounted Police
Indian
1940
Union Pacific
Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
1939
Call of The Yukon
Olee John
1938
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
1940
The Jungle Princess
Melan
1936
Hold Back the Dawn
Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
1941
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Marnoa
1942
Green Hell
Mala
1940
Red Snow
Sgt. Koovuk
1952
Hawk of the Wilderness
Kias
1938
South of Pago Pago
Native Diver
1940
Girl from God's Country
Joe
1940
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Wani - Native Slave Leader
1939
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Nat
1942
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Little Elk
1938
Coast Guard
Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
1939
The Devil's Pipeline
Talamu
1940
Last of the Pagans
Taro
1935
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Barab
1942
The Girl from Alaska
Charley
1942