Jerry Ziesmer

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

9

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-31

Deathday

2021-08-01 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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".

Known For

Apocalypse Now
8.3%

Apocalypse Now

May 19, 1979

Rocky II
7.3%

Rocky II

Jun 15, 1979

Jerry Maguire
7.0%

Jerry Maguire

Dec 13, 1996

Say Anything...
7.0%

Say Anything...

Apr 14, 1989

Blue Thunder
6.2%

Blue Thunder

Feb 5, 1983

Going My Way
5.7%

Going My Way

Oct 3, 1962

Sam Benedict
6.0%

Sam Benedict

Sep 15, 1962

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Acting

1996
Jerry Maguire as Trainer
1989
Say Anything... as U.S. Attorney
1983
Blue Thunder as Pilot
1982
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical as Self
1979
Rocky II as Salesman (uncredited)
1979
Apocalypse Now as Jerry, Civilian
1978
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan as Eddie of Network
1962
Going My Way
1962
Sam Benedict

Directing

2000
Almost Famous as First Assistant Director
1996
Jerry Maguire as First Assistant Director
1992
Solar Crisis as First Assistant Director
1992
Secrets as First Assistant Director
1991
Out for Justice as First Assistant Director
1990
Marked for Death as First Assistant Director
1990
Love at Large as First Assistant Director
1989
Say Anything... as First Assistant Director
1988
Midnight Run as First Assistant Director
1987
Some Kind of Wonderful as First Assistant Director
1986
Short Circuit as First Assistant Director
1985
American Flyers as Assistant Director
1984
The River as First Assistant Director
1983
Scarface as Assistant Director
1983
Blue Thunder as First Assistant Director
1981
History of the World: Part I as Assistant Director
1979
1941 as First Assistant Director
1979
Rocky II as First Assistant Director
1979
Apocalypse Now as Assistant Director
1978
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan as Assistant Director
1977
Black Sunday as Assistant Director
1975
Mitchell as Assistant Director
1974
Where Have All the People Gone as Assistant Director
1974
J.W. Coop as Second Assistant Director
1973
Lost Horizon as Second Assistant Director
1971
Something Big as Second Assistant Director
1970
The Great White Hope as Assistant Director

Production

2000
Almost Famous as Associate Producer
1977
Black Sunday as Unit Production Manager
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