Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 27, 1906
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 - Movies
Union Pacific
as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
Coast Guard
as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
as Indian
Green Hell
as Mala
Hawk of the Wilderness
as Kias
Hold Back the Dawn
as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Marnoa
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as Agent Ray Mala
South of Pago Pago
as Native Diver