Acting · Alaska · Born December 27, 1906
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.
MovieRed Snow
1952
as Sgt. Koovuk
MovieThe Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
as Nat
MovieThe Girl from Alaska
1942
as Charley
MovieSon of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Marnoa
MovieThe Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942
as Barab
MovieHonolulu Lu
1941
as Native Cop
MovieHold Back the Dawn
1941
as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
MovieThe Devil's Pipeline
1940
as Talamu
MovieNorth West Mounted Police
1940
as Indian
MovieGirl from God's Country
1940
as Joe
MovieSouth of Pago Pago
1940
as Native Diver
MovieZanzibar
1940
as Mala
MovieFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
MovieGreen Hell
1940
as Mala
MovieCoast Guard
1939
as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
MovieMutiny on the Blackhawk
1939
as Wani - Native Slave Leader
MovieUnion Pacific
1939
as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
MovieHawk of the Wilderness
1938
as Kias
S.O.S. Clipper Island
1938
MovieThe Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938
as Little Elk
MovieCall of The Yukon
1938
as Olee John
MovieThe Jungle Princess
1936
as Melan
MovieRobinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
1936
as Agent Ray Mala
MovieLast of the Pagans
1935
as Taro
MovieEskimo
1933
as Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
MovieIgloo
1932
as The Young Hunter
