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Jerry Ziesmer

Directing

Born May 31, 1939 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died August 1, 2021

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Biography

Jerry Ziesmer (May 31, 1939 – August 1, 2021) was an American assistant director, production manager and occasional actor. He is best known for his role as Jerry in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now in which he delivers the infamous line "terminate with extreme prejudice".

Filmography25 titles

Apocalypse Now

1979as Jerry, Civilian

Scarface

1983First Assistant Director

Almost Famous

2000Associate Producer, First Assistant Director

Rocky II

1979as Salesman (uncredited)

Midnight Run

1988First Assistant Director

Jerry Maguire

1996as Trainer

Say Anything

1989as U.S. Attorney

Some Kind of Wonderful

1987First Assistant Director

History of the World: Part I

1981Assistant Director

Black Sunday

1977Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager

Short Circuit

1986First Assistant Director

Singles

1992as Councilman Jordan Fisher

The River

1984First Assistant Director

Out for Justice

1991First Assistant Director

Blue Thunder

1983as Pilot

Marked for Death

1990First Assistant Director

American Flyers

1985Assistant Director

1941

1979First Assistant Director

Lost Horizon

1973Second Assistant Director

J.W. Coop

1972Second Assistant Director

Something Big

1971Second Assistant Director

Love at Large

1990First Assistant Director

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

1978as Eddie of Network

Solar Crisis

1990First Assistant Director

Mitchell

1975Assistant Director