Ray Mala
Native American actor and cinematographer (1906-1952) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 45
Ray Mala was a prominent Alaska Native actor. He was one of Hollywood's Native American movie actors along with Lillian St. Cyr, Jesse Cornplanter, Chief Yowlachie, William Eagle Shirt, and Will Rogers who also had successful careers during that time.
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A typical day, 30 days to 9 August 2026
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Cecil B. DeMille Produced Union Pacific (1939)
Akim Tamiroff Also in Union Pacific (1939)
James Flavin Also in Union Pacific and Hold Back the Dawn
Nestor Paiva Also in Union Pacific and Hold Back the Dawn
Lynne Overman Also in Union Pacific (1939)
Paulette Goddard Also in Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Irving Thalberg Produced Eskimo (1933)
Frances Farmer Also in Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
Robert Preston Also in Union Pacific (1939)
W. S. Van Dyke Directed Eskimo (1933)- Victor Young Wrote Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Brian Donlevy Also in Union Pacific and Hold Back the Dawn
Christy Cabanne Directed Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939)
Curt Bois Also in Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Regis Toomey Also in Union Pacific (1939)
Dick Lane Also in Union Pacific (1939)
Sol Lesser Produced The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
Harry Woods Also in Union Pacific and South of Pago Pago
Victor Francen Also in Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Pedro de Cordoba Also in Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
Wilhelm Thiele Directed The Jungle Princess (1936)
Arthur Hornblow, Jr. Produced Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Mack V. Wright Directed Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Sol C. Siegel Produced Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
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Mala's career peaked in the 1930s and he was best known for his lead role in Republic Pictures' 14-part serial Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) following his feature role in MGM's Eskimo, directed by Woody Van Dyke. He was named a "Top Ten Alaskan" by TIME Magazine in 2009.
