Mala

Born: 1906-12-27

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.


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Union Pacific

as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
Released: 1939-05-05

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad...

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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
Released: 1940-03-03

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his...

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North West Mounted Police

as Indian
Released: 1940-10-22

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him)...

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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Marnoa
Released: 1942-01-29

Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew...

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Eskimo

as Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
Released: 1933-11-14

The happy life of an Eskimo is disastrously changed when he mingles with an unscrupulous white...

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Call of The Yukon

as Olee John
Released: 1938-04-18

Adventuring author Jean Williams is living in the wilds of Alaska alongside the Eskimo people...

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Hold Back the Dawn

as Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
Released: 1941-09-26

Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota...

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The Jungle Princess

as Melan
Released: 1936-11-27

Christopher Powell is in Malaysia with his fiancée and her father, capturing wild animals. While...

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Green Hell

as Mala
Released: 1940-01-26

A group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure.

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The Mad Doctor of Market Street

as Barab
Released: 1942-02-27

A fugitive doctor tries to raise the dead for South Sea Islanders.

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The Tuttles of Tahiti

as Nat
Released: 1942-05-01

After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has...

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Mutiny on the Blackhawk

as Wani - Native Slave Leader
Released: 1939-07-31

Story deals with slave-running between Hawaii and California in 1840, featuring a wild mutiny...

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Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

as Agent Ray Mala
Released: 1936-11-13

A 14-episode serial in which Mala, a Polynesian in the employ of U.S. Intelligence investigates...

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Coast Guard

as Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1939-08-04

Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas...

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Last of the Pagans

as Taro
Released: 1935-12-20

Two South Sea Islanders fall in love, followed by a hurricane.

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Honolulu Lu

as Native Cop
Released: 1941-12-11

While in Hawaii, Velez begins the film as a risque nightclub act and due to her involvement with...

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Hawk of the Wilderness

as Kias
Released: 1938-12-03

An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle...

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South of Pago Pago

as Native Diver
Released: 1940-07-19

Sent by cutthroat pirates to turn Kehane’s head while they loot his island paradise of a fortune...

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The Girl from Alaska

as Charley
Released: 1942-04-16

A would-be prospector becomes involved in a plot to deceive an old prospector of his cache, but...

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Girl from God's Country

as Joe
Released: 1940-07-30

Jim Holden, a young doctor practicing in Alaska, eagerly awaits the arrival of his new nurse,...

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Red Snow

as Sgt. Koovuk
Released: 1952-07-07

Lieutenant Johnson, a U. S. Air Force pilot, on the tip of Alaska, a few miles from the Bering...

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The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Little Elk
Released: 1938-06-30

A group of "Phantom Raiders" interfere with a cattle drive from Texas to Abilene; fortunately,...

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Igloo

as The Young Hunter
Released: 1932-07-01

Documentary detailing the hardships of life among Alaskan Natives.

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Zanzibar

as Mala
Released: 1940-03-08

A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is...

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The Devil's Pipeline

as Talamu
Released: 1940-10-31

A secretary sends a coded plea for help in her monthly report; two detectives investigate and...

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