Portrait of Jo Dest

Acting

Jo Dest

Career

Active from 1947 to 1953, busiest in 1947 and 1953 with 1 main title each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score85/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Damned
The Damned
GoodWatch score86/100

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      21
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      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
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      1950s

      11 titles · average score 66
      The Contessa's Secret
      The Contessa's Secret (1954)

      as Léopold - le grand-duc de Toscane

      Flesh and the Woman
      Flesh and the Woman (1954)

      as Karl, boss of the bistro

      The Wages of Fear
      The Wages of Fear (1953)
      GoodWatch score 83

      as Hans Smerloff

      Poison Ivy
      Poison Ivy (1953)
      GoodWatch score 59

      as Harley Chase - l'américain ruiné

      Stain on the Snow
      Stain on the Snow (1953)

      as German

      Good Lord Without Confession
      Good Lord Without Confession (1953)

      as Weber

      Full House
      Full House (1952)
      GoodWatch score 64

      as (uncredited)

      Rue des Saussaies
      Rue des Saussaies (1951)

      as Policeman

      The Glass Castle
      The Glass Castle (1950)
      GoodWatch score 59

      as Un assesseur

      Farewell Mister Grock
      Farewell Mister Grock (1950)

      as German Traveler (uncredited)

      The Big Meeting
      The Big Meeting (1950)

      as Von Stoffel

      1940s

      10 titles · average score 73
      Return to Life
      Return to Life (1949)
      GoodWatch score 67

      as German (segment "Le retour de Jean")

      Mission in Tangier
      Mission in Tangier (1949)

      as Von Kloster, head of the German agents

      Firemen's Ball
      Firemen's Ball (1949)

      as Dr. Frantz

      Man to Men
      Man to Men (1948)

      as Hospital director (uncredited)

      The Damned
      The Damned (1947)
      GoodWatch score 86

      as Forster

      Sky Battalion
      Sky Battalion (1947)

      as (uncredited)

      The Sharks of Gibraltar
      The Sharks of Gibraltar (1947)

      as William Jones

      A Friend Will Come Tonight
      A Friend Will Come Tonight (1946)

      as Un allemand (uncredited)

      Mr. Orchid
      Mr. Orchid (1946)
      GoodWatch score 66

      as German Colonel Müller (uncredited)

      Behind These Walls
      Behind These Walls (1946)

      as German policeman (uncredited)