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Jerry Ziesmer

Bio: 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"
Born: Wed, May 31 1939
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Death: Sun, Aug 01 2021
Jerry Ziesmer is 82 years old
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Poster of Almost Famous
Almost Famous
Jerry Ziesmer was
61 in Almost Famous
as 'Associate Producer, First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Sep 15 2000
Poster of Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Ziesmer was
57 in Jerry Maguire
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Dec 13 1996
Poster of Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis
Jerry Ziesmer was
53 in Solar Crisis
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Thu, Aug 06 1992
Poster of Secrets
Secrets
Jerry Ziesmer was
52 in Secrets
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Mon, Apr 06 1992
Poster of Out for Justice
Out for Justice
Jerry Ziesmer was
51 in Out for Justice
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Apr 12 1991
Poster of Marked for Death
Marked for Death
Jerry Ziesmer was
51 in Marked for Death
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Oct 05 1990
Poster of Love at Large
Love at Large
Jerry Ziesmer was
50 in Love at Large
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Mar 09 1990
Poster of Say Anything...
Say Anything...
Jerry Ziesmer was
49 in Say Anything...
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Apr 14 1989
Poster of Midnight Run
Midnight Run
Jerry Ziesmer was
49 in Midnight Run
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Wed, Jul 20 1988
Poster of Some Kind of Wonderful
Some Kind of Wonderful
Jerry Ziesmer was
47 in Some Kind of Wonderful
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Feb 27 1987
Poster of Short Circuit
Short Circuit
Jerry Ziesmer was
46 in Short Circuit
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, May 09 1986
Poster of The River
The River
Jerry Ziesmer was
45 in The River
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Sat, Dec 01 1984
Poster of Scarface
Scarface
Jerry Ziesmer was
44 in Scarface
as 'Assistant Director'.
Fri, Dec 09 1983
Poster of Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
Jerry Ziesmer was
43 in Blue Thunder
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Sat, Feb 05 1983
Poster of History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
Jerry Ziesmer was
42 in History of the World: Part I
as 'Assistant Director'.
Fri, Jun 12 1981
Poster of 1941
1941
Jerry Ziesmer was
40 in 1941
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Dec 14 1979
Poster of Rocky II
Rocky II
Jerry Ziesmer was
40 in Rocky II
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Jun 15 1979
Poster of Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
Jerry Ziesmer was
39 in Apocalypse Now
as 'Assistant Director'.
Sat, May 19 1979
Poster of The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Jerry Ziesmer was
39 in The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
as 'Assistant Director'.
Fri, Jun 30 1978
Poster of Black Sunday
Black Sunday
Jerry Ziesmer was
37 in Black Sunday
as 'Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager'.
Fri, Apr 01 1977
Poster of Mitchell
Mitchell
Jerry Ziesmer was
36 in Mitchell
as 'Assistant Director'.
Wed, Sep 10 1975
Poster of Where Have All the People Gone
Where Have All the People Gone
Jerry Ziesmer was
35 in Where Have All the People Gone
as 'Assistant Director'.
Tue, Oct 08 1974
Poster of J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop
Jerry Ziesmer was
35 in J.W. Coop
as 'Second Assistant Director'.
Fri, Aug 23 1974
Poster of Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
Jerry Ziesmer was
33 in Lost Horizon
as 'Second Assistant Director'.
Wed, Mar 14 1973
Poster of Something Big
Something Big
Jerry Ziesmer was
32 in Something Big
as 'Second Assistant Director'.
Fri, Nov 19 1971
Poster of The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope
Jerry Ziesmer was
31 in The Great White Hope
as 'Assistant Director'.
Sun, Oct 11 1970

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