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

as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)

Hold Back the Dawn

as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)

North West Mounted Police

as Indian

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

as Barab

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Marnoa

Eskimo

as Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)

The Jungle Princess

as Melan

Green Hell

as Mala

The Tuttles of Tahiti

as Nat