Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1906-12-27
Day of Death
1952-09-23
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.
Filmography (26)
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Sgt. Koovuk
Red Snow
1952
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Nat
The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Charley
The Girl from Alaska
1942
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Marnoa
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Barab
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Native Cop
Honolulu Lu
1941
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Talamu
The Devil's Pipeline
1940
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Indian
North West Mounted Police
1940
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Joe
Girl from God's Country
1940
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Native Diver
South of Pago Pago
1940
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Mala
Zanzibar
1940
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Mala
Green Hell
1940
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Eskimo Driver (uncredited)