Jerry Fleck (born 1948 in Chicago, Illinois; died September 14, 2003 in Sangus, California) was a First Assistant Director on three of the four Star Trek spin-off series and two Star Trek films.
Born in Chicago, Fleck moved to California with his family in 1955. A student of theater from Santa Barbara City College, he began his professional career as an actor rather than a director. He appeared in the 1977 film The Lincoln Conspiracy, co-starring John Anderson and Whit Bissell and directed by James L. Conway. The following year, he was Conway's First Assistant Director for the 1978 documentary Beyond and Back.
Afterwards, Fleck became a First Assistant Director on the hit action television series Hunter and MacGyver. He was also Second Assistant Director for the 1988 film Beetle Juice and First Assistant Director for 1990's Edward Scissorhands, both for director Tim Burton.
He became a part of the Star Trek legacy in 1992 when he became First Assistant Director on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He stayed with the show until its end in 1994. Afterwards, Fleck served as First Assistant Director for all seven seasons of Star Trek: Voyager, as well as Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection.
After Voyager ended its run in 2001, Fleck became First Assistant Director on Star Trek: Enterprise. He was serving in this capacity when, during the show's third season in 2003, he died in his sleep at the age of 55. He had been a part of the Star Trek franchise for eleven years.
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