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Mala

Mala

Actor · 1906–1952 · 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.

Acted in 25

1940s

  1. 1942

    The Tuttles of Tahiti

    Nat

  2. The Girl from Alaska

    Charley

  3. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

    Marnoa

  4. The Mad Doctor of Market Street

    Barab

  5. 1941

    Honolulu Lu

    Native Cop

  6. Hold Back the Dawn

    Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)

  7. 1940

    The Devil's Pipeline

    Talamu

  8. Girl from God's Country

    Joe

  9. South of Pago Pago

    Native Diver

  10. Zanzibar

    Mala

  11. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

    Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)

  12. Green Hell

    Mala

1930s

  1. 1939

    Coast Guard

    Eskimo Driver (uncredited)

  2. Mutiny on the Blackhawk

    Wani - Native Slave Leader

  3. 1938

    Hawk of the Wilderness

    Kias

  4. The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    Little Elk

  5. 1936

    The Jungle Princess

    Melan

  6. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

    Agent Ray Mala

  7. 1935

    Last of the Pagans

    Taro

  8. 1933

    Eskimo

    Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)

  9. 1932

    Igloo

    The Young Hunter

Camera 2

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Fan

    Assistant Camera

1930s

  1. 1932

    Igloo

    Assistant Camera