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

North West Mounted Police

Indian

Hold Back the Dawn

Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Marnoa

Union Pacific

Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)

Green Hell

Mala

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)

The Tuttles of Tahiti

Nat

The Jungle Princess

Melan