May 31, 1939 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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".
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| Movie | 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Jerry, Civilian | |
| Movie | 1979 | Rocky II | Salesman (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1978 | The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | Eddie of Network | |
| Movie | 1989 | Say Anything... | U.S. Attorney | |
| Movie | 1982 | Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical | Self | |
| Movie | 1983 | Blue Thunder | Pilot | |
| Movie | 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Trainer | |
| TV Show | 1962 | Sam Benedict | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1962 | Going My Way | 2 |
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| Movie | 1983 | Blue Thunder | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | J.W. Coop | Second Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | Love at Large | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | The Great White Hope | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | Out for Justice | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | Say Anything... | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1988 | Midnight Run | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Solar Crisis | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | Marked for Death | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1986 | Short Circuit | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | The River | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | 1941 | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Secrets | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1978 | The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1975 | Mitchell | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | Jerry Maguire | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | History of the World: Part I | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2000 | Almost Famous | Associate Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2000 | Almost Famous | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | Where Have All the People Gone | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Rocky II | First Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Lost Horizon | Second Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1971 | Something Big | Second Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | Black Sunday | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | Black Sunday | Unit Production Manager | Production |
| Movie | 1985 | American Flyers | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1983 | Scarface | First Assistant Director | Directing |
