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Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry Ziesmer

Known For	Directing
Birthday	May 31, 1939
Died	Aug 01, 2021 (82)
Birthplace	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity	0.3 (history)
Updated	Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
Links	TMDb IMDb

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

Filmography

Jerry Maguire

1996

as Trainer

Say Anything...

Say Anything...

1989

as U.S. Attorney

Blue Thunder

1983

as Pilot

Apocalypse Now

1979

as Jerry, Civilian

Rocky II

1979

as Salesman (uncredited)

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

1978

as Eddie of Network

Almost Famous

2000

First Assistant Director

Jerry Maguire

1996

First Assistant Director

Secrets

1992

First Assistant Director

Solar Crisis

1992

First Assistant Director

Out for Justice

Out for Justice

1991

First Assistant Director

Marked for Death

Marked for Death

1990

First Assistant Director

Love at Large

1990

First Assistant Director

Say Anything...

Say Anything...

1989

First Assistant Director

Midnight Run

1988

First Assistant Director

Some Kind of Wonderful

Some Kind of Wonderful

1987

First Assistant Director

Short Circuit

1986

First Assistant Director

American Flyers

American Flyers

1985

Assistant Director

The River

1984

First Assistant Director

Scarface

1983

Assistant Director

Blue Thunder

1983

First Assistant Director

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981

Assistant Director

Apocalypse Now

1979

Assistant Director

1941

1979

First Assistant Director

Rocky II

1979

First Assistant Director

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

1978

Assistant Director

Black Sunday

1977

Unit Production Manager, Assistant Director

Mitchell

1975

Assistant Director

J.W. Coop

1974

Second Assistant Director

Where Have All the People Gone

Where Have All the People Gone

1974

Assistant Director

Lost Horizon

1973

Second Assistant Director

Something Big

1971

Second Assistant Director

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

1970

Assistant Director

No data available

Almost Famous

2000

Associate Producer

Organization	Category	Movie

Television Credits

Acting
Appearances

No data available

Going My Way

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1962

Sam Benedict

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

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Popularity History

Year	Month	Avg	Max	Min
2024	6	8	12	5
2024	7	10	15	4
2024	8	7	24	2
2024	9	4	9	1
2024	10	3	6	1
2024	11	2	4	1
2024	12	3	6	2
2025	1	7	15	3
2025	2	3	6	1
2025	3	3	4	2
2025	5	1	1	1
2025	7	0	0	0
2025	8	2	9	0

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