- Father-in-law of Bing Loyzaga.
- Father of Janno Gibbs and Melissa Gibbs.
- He was introduced to the movie industry with help of Dolphy when he was paired with Susan Roces.
- His wife, Marife, is the daughter of director Gerardo de Leon.
- He was of American descent.
- He was known for playing imposing patriarch roles.
- He played the first Filipino Colonel Sanders in Kentucky Fried Chicken advertisements.
- Valdez started his earlier career as a leading man and was later more known for portraying paternal roles and antagonists in both TV and film.
- He was a regular host of GMA Network television shows SOP Rules, Nuts Entertainment, Eat Bulaga!, Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5?, Power of 10, All Star K! and Sunday All Stars.
- In 2015, he was feted the Golden Screen TV Awards' Helen Vela Lifetime Achievement Award for Drama.
- His career spanned for almost 5 decades.
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