Directing
Jerry Ziesmer
Born 1939-05-31
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Department: Directing
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".
Known For
Prominent works featuring Jerry Ziesmer
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Scarface
1983
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Apocalypse Now
1979
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Rocky II
1979
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Jerry Maguire
1996
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Almost Famous
2000
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Short Circuit
1986
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Midnight Run
1988
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Say Anything...
1989
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History of the World: Part I
1981
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1941
1979
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (39 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Almost Famous | Associate Producer | Movie | 2000 |
| Almost Famous | First Assistant Director | Movie | 2000 |
 | Jerry Maguire | Trainer | Movie | 1996 |
| Jerry Maguire | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1996 |
 | Singles | Councilman Jordan Fisher | Movie | 1992 |
 | Solar Crisis | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1992 |
 | Secrets | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1992 |
 | Out for Justice | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1991 |
 | Marked for Death | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1990 |
 | Love at Large | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1990 |
 | Say Anything... | U.S. Attorney | Movie | 1989 |
| Say Anything... | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1989 |
 | Midnight Run | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1988 |
 | Some Kind of Wonderful | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1987 |
 | Short Circuit | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1986 |
 | American Flyers | Assistant Director | Movie | 1985 |
 | The River | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1984 |
 | Scarface | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1983 |
 | Blue Thunder | Pilot | Movie | 1983 |
| Blue Thunder | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1983 |
 | Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | History of the World: Part I | Assistant Director | Movie | 1981 |
 | 1941 | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1979 |
 | Rocky II | Salesman (uncredited) | Movie | 1979 |
| Rocky II | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1979 |
 | Apocalypse Now | Jerry, Civilian | Movie | 1979 |
| Apocalypse Now | Assistant Director | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | Eddie of Network | Movie | 1978 |
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | Assistant Director | Movie | 1978 |
 | Black Sunday | Unit Production Manager | Movie | 1977 |
| Black Sunday | Assistant Director | Movie | 1977 |
 | Mitchell | Assistant Director | Movie | 1975 |
 | Where Have All the People Gone | Assistant Director | Movie | 1974 |
 | Lost Horizon | Second Assistant Director | Movie | 1973 |
 | J.W. Coop | Second Assistant Director | Movie | 1972 |
 | Something Big | Second Assistant Director | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Great White Hope | Assistant Director | Movie | 1970 |
 | Going My Way | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Sam Benedict | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |