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Jerry Ziesmer

Director · 1939–2021 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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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".

Directed 28

1970s

  1. 1979

    1941

    First Assistant Director

    48

  2. Rocky II

    First Assistant Director

    69

  3. Apocalypse Now

    Assistant Director

    87
  4. 1978

    The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

    Assistant Director

  5. 1977

    Black Sunday

    Assistant Director

  6. 1975

    Mitchell

    Assistant Director

    29
  7. 1974

    Where Have All the People Gone

    Assistant Director

  8. 1973

    Lost Horizon

    Second Assistant Director

  9. 1972

    J.W. Coop

    Second Assistant Director

  10. 1971

    Honky

    Assistant Director

  11. Something Big

    Second Assistant Director

    41
  12. 1970

    The Great White Hope

    Assistant Director

Acted in 9

1970s

  1. 1979

    Rocky II

    Salesman (uncredited)

    69

  2. Apocalypse Now

    Jerry, Civilian

    87
  3. 1978

    The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

    Eddie of Network

Produced 2

1970s

  1. 1977

    Black Sunday

    Unit Production Manager

Appearances1

1980s

  1. 1982

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

    Self