Peter Greene Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Peter Greene, the actor who appeared in films including Pulp Fiction and The Mask, has died. He was 60. Greene was found dead in his apartment on New York City's Lower East Side on Friday, his manager told The Hollywood Reporter. No cause of death was immediately given. Appearing in a plethora of projects across his career, Greene often portrayed villains on screen. In Quentin Tarantino's 1994 Oscar-winning Pulp Fiction, he played Zed, the sadistic security guard. In The Mask, he played gangster Dorian Tyrell, the main antagonist to Jim Carrey's mild-mannered Stanley Ipkiss. Related Stories Movies Arthur Cohn, Three-Time Oscar-Winning Producer, Dies at 98 TV Jim Ward, Voice Actor on 'Fairly OddParents,' 'Ratchet & Clank' and Lots More, Dies at 66 He was a New Jersey native, and began acting in his mid-20s. His first credited role was a 1990 episode of Hardball. He made his film debut in 1992's Laws of Gravity alongside Edie Falco. Greene's additional credits span across film and television, including Judgment Night (1993); Clean, Shaven (1993); The Usual Suspects (1995); Kiss & Tell (1997); Blue Streak (1999); Training Day (2001); a 2001 episode of Law & Order; The Black Donnellys (2007); The Bounty Hunter (2010); and a 2023 episode of the John Wick prequel series The Continental. He also appeared in an episode of 2025's Dope Thief and played a key role in the opening scene of the first episode of Justified (2010). He had multiple projects coming up: Mascots with Mickey Rourke and the documentary From the American People: The Withdrawal of USAID, which he was narrating. Jason Alexander and Kathleen Turner were also involved in the latter project. "He was passionate about shedding light on all the deaths that have happened around the world as a result of America dismantling USAID," Greene's manager, Gregg Edwards, told THR, calling Greene "one of the best character actors on the planet." Edwards added of Greene, "He was a good friend, who would give you the shirt off his back. He was loved and will be missed." Greene is survived by a brother and sister. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up TikTok 'Supergirl' Takes Over TikTok for a Day Warner Bros. Discovery Jane Fonda Spoofs Nicole Kidman's Beloved AMC Theatres Ad With Warner Bros. Twist: "Somehow Mergers Feel Good in a Place Like This" Heat Vision LaKeith Stanfield Replaces Jonathan Majors as Dennis Rodman in '48 Hours in Vegas' Heat Vision 'Paranormal Activity' Relaunch Lands Rising Horror Filmmaker Ian Tuason (Exclusive) Heat Vision Netflix Teams with Roy Lee, Zach Cregger to Tackle Brian Michael Bendis-Marc Andreyko Graphic Novel 'Torso' (Exclusive) trailers Guile's Hair Is the Star of the 'Street Fighter' Movie Teaser Trailer, and That's Not a Good Thing TikTok 'Supergirl' Takes Over TikTok for a Day Warner Bros. Discovery Jane Fonda Spoofs Nicole Kidman's Beloved AMC Theatres Ad With Warner Bros. Twist: "Somehow Mergers Feel Good in a Place Like This" Heat Vision LaKeith Stanfield Replaces Jonathan Majors as Dennis Rodman in '48 Hours in Vegas' Heat Vision 'Paranormal Activity' Relaunch Lands Rising Horror Filmmaker Ian Tuason (Exclusive) Heat Vision Netflix Teams with Roy Lee, Zach Cregger to Tackle Brian Michael Bendis-Marc Andreyko Graphic Novel 'Torso' (Exclusive) trailers Guile's Hair Is the Star of the 'Street Fighter' Movie Teaser Trailer, and That's Not a Good Thing