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

• 2000Almost Famous — First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
• 1996Jerry Maguire — Trainer, First Assistant Director
• 1992Secrets — First Assistant Director
• 1992Singles — Councilman Jordan Fisher
• 1992Solar Crisis — First Assistant Director
• 1991Out for Justice — First Assistant Director
• 1990Love at Large — First Assistant Director
• 1990Marked for Death — First Assistant Director
• 1989Say Anything... — U.S. Attorney, First Assistant Director
• 1988Midnight Run — First Assistant Director
• 1987Some Kind of Wonderful — First Assistant Director
• 1986Short Circuit — First Assistant Director
• 1985American Flyers — Assistant Director
• 1984The River — First Assistant Director
• 1983Blue Thunder — Pilot, First Assistant Director
• 1983Scarface — First Assistant Director
• 1981History of the World: Part I — Assistant Director
• 19791941 — First Assistant Director
• 1979Apocalypse Now — Jerry, Civilian, Assistant Director
• 1979Rocky II — Salesman (uncredited), First Assistant Director
• 1978The Bad News Bears Go to Japan — Eddie of Network, Assistant Director
• 1977Black Sunday — Unit Production Manager, Assistant Director
• 1975Mitchell — Assistant Director
• 1974Where Have All the People Gone — Assistant Director
• 1973Lost Horizon — Second Assistant Director
• 1972J.W. Coop — Second Assistant Director
• 1971Something Big — Second Assistant Director
• 1970The Great White Hope — Assistant Director
• Going My Way
• Sam Benedict

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1982Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical — Self