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)
North West Mounted Police
as Indian
Eskimo
as Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Marnoa
Hold Back the Dawn
as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
Coast Guard
as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
South of Pago Pago
as Native Diver
Hawk of the Wilderness
as Kias
Green Hell
as Mala