Jerry Ziesmer

Directing

Born: 1939-05-31 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died: 2021-08-01

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".

Acting

Apocalypse Now

Jerry, Civilian

Rocky II

Salesman (uncredited)

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Eddie of Network

Say Anything...

U.S. Attorney

Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

Self

Blue Thunder

Pilot

Jerry Maguire

Trainer

Singles

Councilman Jordan Fisher

Apocalypse Now

Jerry, Civilian

Rocky II

Salesman (uncredited)

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Eddie of Network

Say Anything...

U.S. Attorney

Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

Self

Blue Thunder

Pilot

Jerry Maguire

Trainer

Singles

Councilman Jordan Fisher

Other Credits

Blue Thunder

First Assistant Director

J.W. Coop

Second Assistant Director

Love at Large

First Assistant Director

Some Kind of Wonderful

First Assistant Director

The Great White Hope

Assistant Director

Out for Justice

First Assistant Director

Say Anything...

First Assistant Director

Midnight Run

First Assistant Director

Solar Crisis

First Assistant Director

Marked for Death

First Assistant Director

Short Circuit

First Assistant Director

The River

First Assistant Director

1941

First Assistant Director

Apocalypse Now

Assistant Director

Secrets

First Assistant Director

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Assistant Director

Mitchell

Assistant Director

Jerry Maguire

First Assistant Director

History of the World: Part I

Assistant Director

Almost Famous

First Assistant Director

Almost Famous

Associate Producer

Where Have All the People Gone

Assistant Director

Rocky II

First Assistant Director

Lost Horizon

Second Assistant Director

Something Big

Second Assistant Director

Black Sunday

Unit Production Manager

Black Sunday

Assistant Director

American Flyers

Assistant Director

Scarface

First Assistant Director

Blue Thunder

First Assistant Director

J.W. Coop

Second Assistant Director

Love at Large

First Assistant Director

Some Kind of Wonderful

First Assistant Director

The Great White Hope

Assistant Director

Out for Justice

First Assistant Director

Say Anything...

First Assistant Director

Midnight Run

First Assistant Director

Solar Crisis

First Assistant Director

Marked for Death

First Assistant Director

Short Circuit

First Assistant Director

The River

First Assistant Director

1941

First Assistant Director

Apocalypse Now

Assistant Director

Secrets

First Assistant Director

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Assistant Director

Mitchell

Assistant Director

Jerry Maguire

First Assistant Director

History of the World: Part I

Assistant Director

Almost Famous

First Assistant Director

Almost Famous

Associate Producer

Where Have All the People Gone

Assistant Director

Rocky II

First Assistant Director

Lost Horizon

Second Assistant Director

Something Big

Second Assistant Director

Black Sunday

Unit Production Manager

Black Sunday

Assistant Director

American Flyers

Assistant Director

Scarface

First Assistant Director