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Template:Realworld Gerald Perry (Jerry) Finnerman (born 17 December 1931; age 92) was director of photography for the first two seasons and the beginning of the third season of Star Trek: The Original Series. He had previously worked as camera operator on the two pilot episodes, {TOS|The Cage}} and "Where No Man Has Gone Before" before being promoted to director of photography on the series proper.

Finnerman remained with the series until early in the third season, quitting after production of the episode "The Empath", partly because he felt the series had become ridiculous, but mainly due to a dispute with Fred Freiberger, who wanted Finnerman not only to accept a wage reduction, but to have his equipment allowance hugely reduced. Gene Roddenberry invited Finnerman back to Trek for Star Trek: The Next Generation, but he turned the offer down.

During his career, which lasted until the mid-90s, he won one Emmy and was nominated on five other occasions, though never for his work on Trek. The last occasion saw him running against Edward R. Brown, who had eventually become TNG's director of photography. Neither man won the award, though.

Finnerman attended the same high school as Corbin Bernsen and Roxann Dawson.

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