Jerry Ziesmer

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".

Birthday

May 31, 1939

Place of birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Deathday

Aug 1, 2021

Credited in

As cast

Apocalypse Now
As Jerry, Civilian
Rocky II
As Salesman (uncredited)
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
As Eddie of Network
Say Anything...
As U.S. Attorney
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
As Self
Blue Thunder
As Pilot
Jerry Maguire
As Trainer

As crew

Blue Thunder
Role: First Assistant Director
J.W. Coop
Role: Second Assistant Director
Love at Large
Role: First Assistant Director
Some Kind of Wonderful
Role: First Assistant Director
The Great White Hope
Role: Assistant Director
Out for Justice
Role: First Assistant Director
Say Anything...
Role: First Assistant Director
Midnight Run
Role: First Assistant Director
Solar Crisis
Role: First Assistant Director
Marked for Death
Role: First Assistant Director
Short Circuit
Role: First Assistant Director
The River
Role: First Assistant Director
1941
Role: First Assistant Director
Apocalypse Now
Role: Assistant Director
Scarface
Role: Assistant Director
Secrets
Role: First Assistant Director
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Role: Assistant Director
Mitchell
Role: Assistant Director
Jerry Maguire
Role: First Assistant Director
History of the World: Part I
Role: Assistant Director
Almost Famous
Role: Associate Producer
Almost Famous
Role: First Assistant Director
Where Have All the People Gone
Role: Assistant Director
Rocky II
Role: First Assistant Director
Lost Horizon
Role: Second Assistant Director
Something Big
Role: Second Assistant Director
Black Sunday
Role: Unit Production Manager
Black Sunday
Role: Assistant Director
American Flyers
Role: Assistant Director