Mala

Known for

Acting

Born

December 27, 1906

Birthplace

Alaska

Died

September 23, 1952 (aged 45)

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.

Best known work

Union Pacific

1939

Hold Back the Dawn

1941

North West Mounted Police

1940

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

1942

The Fan

1949

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942

Eskimo

1933

Green Hell

1940

The Jungle Princess

1936

Filmography

1952
Red Snow
as Sgt. Koovuk
1949
The Fan
Assistant Camera
1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti
as Nat
1942
The Girl from Alaska
as Charley
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Marnoa
1942
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Barab
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
S.O.S. Clipper Island
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