Directing

Jerry Ziesmer

Born 1939-05-31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died 2021-08-01

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".

Credits

Newest first

Almost Famous
Associate Producer
2000
Almost Famous
First Assistant Director
2000
Jerry Maguire
as Trainer
1996
Jerry Maguire
First Assistant Director
1996
Singles
as Councilman Jordan Fisher
1992
Solar Crisis
First Assistant Director
1992
Secrets
First Assistant Director
1992
Out for Justice
First Assistant Director
1991
Marked for Death
First Assistant Director
1990
Love at Large
First Assistant Director
1990
Say Anything...
as U.S. Attorney
1989
Say Anything...
First Assistant Director
1989
Midnight Run
First Assistant Director
1988
Some Kind of Wonderful
First Assistant Director
1987
Short Circuit
First Assistant Director
1986
American Flyers
Assistant Director
1985
The River
First Assistant Director
1984
Scarface
First Assistant Director
1983
Blue Thunder
as Pilot
1983
Blue Thunder
First Assistant Director
1983
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
as Self
1982
History of the World: Part I
Assistant Director
1981
1941
First Assistant Director
1979
Rocky II
as Salesman (uncredited)
1979
Rocky II
First Assistant Director
1979
Apocalypse Now
as Jerry, Civilian
1979
Apocalypse Now
Assistant Director
1979
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
as Eddie of Network
1978
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Assistant Director
1978
Black Sunday
Unit Production Manager
1977
Black Sunday
Assistant Director
1977
Mitchell
Assistant Director
1975
Where Have All the People Gone
Assistant Director
1974
Lost Horizon
Second Assistant Director
1973
J.W. Coop
Second Assistant Director
1972
Honky
Assistant Director
1971
Something Big
Second Assistant Director
1971
The Great White Hope
Assistant Director
1970
Going My Way
1962
Sam Benedict
1962