Mala

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

26

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-12-27

Deathday

1952-09-23 (45 years old)

Place of Birth

Alaska

Also Known As

  • Ray Mala
  • Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise
  • Ray Wise
  • Chee-ak

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.

Known For

Union Pacific
6.5%

Union Pacific

May 5, 1939

Hold Back the Dawn
6.6%

Hold Back the Dawn

Sep 26, 1941

Eskimo
6.5%

Eskimo

Nov 14, 1933

The Jungle Princess
6.1%

The Jungle Princess

Nov 27, 1936

Green Hell
4.0%

Green Hell

Jan 26, 1940

The Tuttles of Tahiti
5.5%

The Tuttles of Tahiti

May 1, 1942

Call of The Yukon
4.7%

Call of The Yukon

Apr 18, 1938

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Acting

1952
Red Snow as Sgt. Koovuk
1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti as Nat
1942
The Girl from Alaska as Charley
1942
The Mad Doctor of Market Street as Barab
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Marnoa
1941
Honolulu Lu as Native Cop
1941
Hold Back the Dawn as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
1940
The Devil's Pipeline as Talamu
1940
North West Mounted Police as Indian
1940
Girl from God's Country as Joe
1940
South of Pago Pago as Native Diver
1940
Zanzibar as Mala
1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
1940
Green Hell as Mala
1939
Coast Guard as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk as Wani - Native Slave Leader
1939
Union Pacific as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
1938
Hawk of the Wilderness as Kias
1938
S.O.S. Clipper Island
1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Little Elk
1938
Call of The Yukon as Olee John
1936
The Jungle Princess as Melan
1936
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island as Agent Ray Mala
1935
Last of the Pagans as Taro
1933
Eskimo as Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
1932
Igloo as The Young Hunter

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1932
Igloo as Assistant Camera
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