Jerry Ziesmer

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Jerry Ziesmer

Directing 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…

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Scarface

Scarface

8.2 1983 Movie
Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

8.3 1979 Movie
Rocky II

Rocky II

7.3 1979 Movie
Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire

7.0 1996 Movie
Almost Famous

Almost Famous

7.5 2000 Movie
Short Circuit

Short Circuit

6.7 1986 Movie
Midnight Run

Midnight Run

7.2 1988 Movie
Say Anything...

Say Anything...

7.0 1989 Movie
History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

6.8 1981 Movie
1941

1941

5.8 1979 Movie
Marked for Death

Marked for Death

6.1 1990 Movie
Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

6.2 1983 Movie

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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".

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2000
    Almost Famous

    Movie Associate Producer

  2. 1996
    Jerry Maguire

    Movie Trainer

  3. 1992
    Singles

    Movie Councilman Jordan Fisher

  4. 1992
    Solar Crisis

    Movie First Assistant Director

  5. 1992
    Secrets

    Movie First Assistant Director

  6. 1991
    Out for Justice

    Movie First Assistant Director

  7. 1990
    Marked for Death

    Movie First Assistant Director

  8. 1990
    Love at Large

    Movie First Assistant Director

  9. 1989
    Say Anything...

    Movie U.S. Attorney

  10. 1988
    Midnight Run

    Movie First Assistant Director

  11. 1987
    Some Kind of Wonderful

    Movie First Assistant Director

  12. 1986
    Short Circuit

    Movie First Assistant Director

  13. 1985
    American Flyers

    Movie Assistant Director

  14. 1984
    The River

    Movie First Assistant Director

  15. 1983
    Scarface

    Movie First Assistant Director

  16. 1983
    Blue Thunder

    Movie Pilot

More credits
  1. 1982
    Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

    Movie Self

  2. 1981
    History of the World: Part I

    Movie Assistant Director

  3. 1979
    1941

    Movie First Assistant Director

  4. 1979
    Rocky II

    Movie Salesman (uncredited)

  5. 1979
    Apocalypse Now

    Movie Jerry, Civilian

  6. 1978
    The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

    Movie Eddie of Network

  7. 1977
    Black Sunday

    Movie Unit Production Manager

  8. 1975
    Mitchell

    Movie Assistant Director

  9. 1974
    Where Have All the People Gone

    Movie Assistant Director

  10. 1973
    Lost Horizon

    Movie Second Assistant Director

  11. 1972
    J.W. Coop

    Movie Second Assistant Director

  12. 1971
    Something Big

    Movie Second Assistant Director

  13. 1970
    The Great White Hope

    Movie Assistant Director

  14. 1962
    Going My Way

    TV show

  15. 1962
    Sam Benedict

    TV show