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name: "Paul Valentine"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-valentine"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 March 1919"
died: "27 January 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:18:02.961350+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Paul Valentine

Actor. Born 23 March 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 27 January 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 March 1919, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 27 January 2006
- **Also known as:** William Daixel

## Biography

Paul Valentine (born William Daixel) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York City, he began his career at the age of 14 with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and later danced with the Fokine Ballet and Mordkin Ballet under the names Val Valentinoff and Vladimir Valentinov. He made his Broadway debut in 1937 in *Virginia* and appeared in theatre, nightclubs and television before entering films.

Valentine's screen debut came in 1947 as Joe Stephanos in *Out of the Past*. He appeared in *House of Strangers* (1949), *Love Happy* (1949) and *Against All Odds* (1984), the remake of *Out of the Past*. His career spanned 1947 to 1984. He was married to the performer Lili St. Cyr from 1946 until their divorce.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Out of the Past* (1947), Fi1m 89, as Joe Stephanos — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-the-past.md)

## Also known for

- *Against All Odds* (1984), Councilman Weinberg
- *Pennies from Heaven* (1981), Bar Patron
- *House of Strangers* (1949), Pietro Monetti
- *Love Happy* (1949), Mike Johnson

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