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Mala
Born
Dec 27, 1906
Died: Sep 23, 1952
Lived 45 years
Place of Birth
Alaska
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
26
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Ray Mala
Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise
Ray Wise
Chee-ak
IMDb Profile
Mala
Acting
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.
Movies
26
TV Shows
0
Red Snow
as
Sgt. Koovuk
1952
The Tuttles of Tahiti
as
Nat
1942
The Girl from Alaska
as
Charley
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as
Marnoa
1942
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as
Barab
1942
Honolulu Lu
as
Native Cop
1941
Hold Back the Dawn
as
Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
1941
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
1940
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)
1939
Hawk of the Wilderness
as
Kias
1938
S.O.S. Clipper Island
Cast
1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as
Little Elk
1938
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