Acting
Mala
EN cinema · 27 credits
Born
27 December 1906
Died
23 September 1952 (aged 45)
Birthplace
Alaska
Also known as Ray Mala · Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise · Ray Wise · Chee-ak
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
Filmography
Red Snow
as Sgt. Koovuk
The Fan
Assistant Camera
The Girl from Alaska
as Charley
Hold Back the Dawn
as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
Honolulu Lu
as Native Cop
South of Pago Pago
as Native Diver
The Devil's Pipeline
as Talamu
Green Hell
as Mala
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
Zanzibar
as Mala
Union Pacific
as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Wani - Native Slave Leader
Coast Guard
as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Little Elk
Call of The Yukon
as Olee John
The Jungle Princess
as Melan
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as Agent Ray Mala
Eskimo
as Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
Igloo
as The Young Hunter, Assistant Camera