Mala

Mala

1906-12-27 – 1952-09-23 (age 45) 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.

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Known For

Green Hell
Green Hell

1940

as Mala

Union Pacific
Union Pacific

1939

as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn

1941

as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police
Coast Guard
Coast Guard

1939

as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940

as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)

The Jungle Princess
The Jungle Princess

1936

as Melan

Eskimo
Eskimo

1933

as Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)

The Tuttles of Tahiti
Honolulu Lu
Honolulu Lu

1941

as Native Cop

Red Snow
Red Snow

1952

as Sgt. Koovuk

Hawk of the Wilderness
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Call of The Yukon
Call of The Yukon

1938

as Olee John

Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939

as Wani - Native Slave Leader

The Devil's Pipeline
The Devil's Pipeline

1940

as Talamu

The Girl from Alaska
The Girl from Alaska

1942

as Charley