Ray Mala hailed from Alaska, and portrayed Inuits and also Hawaiian
characters in films. He appeared in more than 25 movies, such as
Eskimo (1933),
Last of the Pagans (1935)--based on the book "Typee" by
Herman Melville--
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938), from
which a 29-cent postal stamp was put out in the US,
Honolulu Lu (1941),
Red Snow (1952)
and many more.