Mala
Born: 1906-12-27
Place: Alaska
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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🏆 Award Stats
- 2 total wins
- 12 nominations
- 2 Oscars 🥇
1932
1933
1935
1936
1938
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Little Elk 🏆
- Hawk of the Wilderness as Kias 🏆
- Call of The Yukon as Olee John 🏆
- S.O.S. Clipper Island
1939
- Union Pacific as Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited) 🏆
- Mutiny on the Blackhawk as Wani - Native Slave Leader 🏆
- Coast Guard as Eskimo Driver (uncredited) 🏆
1940
- Girl from God's Country as Joe 🏆
- South of Pago Pago as Native Diver 🏆
- The Devil's Pipeline as Talamu 🏆
- Green Hell as Mala 🏆
- North West Mounted Police as Indian 🏆
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
- Zanzibar as Mala
1941
1942
- The Mad Doctor of Market Street as Barab 🏆
- The Tuttles of Tahiti as Nat 🏆
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Marnoa 🏆
- The Girl from Alaska as Charley