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Mala
Born: 27th Dec 1906 Alaska - Died 23rd Sep 1952
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 26
Film: 26 (100%)
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Filmography
1952
An Eskimo Army Sergeant is sent to his Arctic tribal village to gather information about a mysterious unmarked black airplane which shadows military p ... view
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Sgt. Koovuk
1942
After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Un ... view
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Nat
1942
A would-be prospector becomes involved in a plot to deceive an old prospector of his cache, but falls in love with his daughter instead. ... view
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Charley
1942
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While h ... view
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Marnoa
1942
A fugitive doctor tries to raise the dead for South Sea Islanders. ... view
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Barab
1941
While in Hawaii, Velez begins the film as a risque nightclub act and due to her involvement with a group of sailors becomes a beauty queen. ... view
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Native Cop
1941
Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert ... view
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Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
1940
A secretary sends a coded plea for help in her monthly report; two detectives investigate and find out that men are jailed on phony charges, forced to ... view
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Talamu
1940
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Cor ... view
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Indian
1940
Jim Holden, a young doctor practicing in Alaska, eagerly awaits the arrival of his new nurse, Anne Webster. All of his previous left within a few week ... view
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Joe
1940
Sent by cutthroat pirates to turn Kehane’s head while they loot his island paradise of a fortune in pearls, Ruby instead falls for the young chief. ... view
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Native Diver
1940
A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is worshiped by the locals. ... view
Character:
Mala
1940
A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmos ... view
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Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
1940
A group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure. ... view
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Mala
1939
Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw are the closest of friends. Ray saves the l ... view
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Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
1939
Story deals with slave-running between Hawaii and California in 1840, featuring a wild mutiny aboard a slave ship on the high seas, the bartering of n ... view
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Wani - Native Slave Leader
1939
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opp ... view
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Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
1938
An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy, from a volcano that is about to erupt. ... view
Character:
Kias
1938
Feature version of the 1936 U.S. movie serial, ROBINSON CRUSOE OF CLIPPER ISLAND, for overseas release only. ... view
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1938
A group of "Phantom Raiders" interfere with a cattle drive from Texas to Abilene; fortunately, U.S. Marshal Wild Bill Hickok is appointed to ensure th ... view
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Little Elk
1938
Adventuring author Jean Williams is living in the wilds of Alaska alongside the Eskimo people gathering material for her novel. She befriends several ... view
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Olee John
1936
Christopher Powell is in Malaysia with his fiancée and her father, capturing wild animals. While out hunting, he is attacked by a tiger, and his nati ... view
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Melan
1936
A 14-episode serial in which Mala, a Polynesian in the employ of U.S. Intelligence investigates sabotage on Clipper Island. A gang of spies causes the ... view
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Agent Ray Mala
1935
Two South Sea Islanders fall in love, followed by a hurricane. ... view
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Taro
1933
The happy life of an Eskimo is disastrously changed when he mingles with an unscrupulous white trader. ... view
Character:
Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
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The Young Hunter