Mala
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-12-27 (46 years old)
Deathday
1952-09-23
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.
Acting
1942
as Barab
1941
as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
1933
as Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
1942
as Nat
1936
as Melan
1936
as Agent Ray Mala
1938
as Little Elk
1938
as Kias
1938
as Olee John
1942
1952
as Sgt. Koovuk
1939
as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
1939
as Wani - Native Slave Leader
1939
as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
1940
as Joe
1940
as Native Diver
1935
as Taro
1940
as Talamu
1940
as Mala
1940
as Indian
1940
as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
1941
as Native Cop
1942
as Charley
1940
as Mala
1932
as The Young Hunter
Production
1932
as Assistant Camera
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