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Jerry Ziesmer

Specialty
Directing
Birth
May 31, 1939 · 82 years
Death
August 1, 2021
Origin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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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".

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