{"id":19599,"date":"2025-12-14T08:09:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T00:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19599"},"modified":"2025-12-14T08:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T00:09:35","slug":"peter-greene-who-played-villains-zed-in-pulp-fiction-and-dorian-in-the-mask-dies-aged-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19599","title":{"rendered":"Peter Greene, Who Played Villains Zed in Pulp Fiction and Dorian in The Mask, Dies Aged 60"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Actor Peter Greene has died aged 60.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">His manager, Gregg Edwards, confirmed to NBC News that Greene was found dead inside his Lower East Side apartment in New York City on Friday, December 12. The cause of death is unknown at this time.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Daily News reported that Greene was found in his apartment after neighbors reported hearing Christmas music playing inside for several days. According to the Daily News, police indicated his death did not appear to be suspicious, with an autopsy scheduled.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Greene was best known for playing villains, perhaps most famously sadistic security guard Zed in Quentin Tarantino\u2019s 1994 movie Pulp Fiction, and antagonist Dorian Tyrell in Jim Carrey\u2019s 1994 comedy, The Mask.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">But he played villains in many other movies, such as Bryan Singer\u2019s 1995 crime thriller The Usual Suspects, Judgment Night, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Training Day, and The Bounty Hunter. More recently, Greene played Uncle Charlie in John Wick prequel spinoff TV show The Continental.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Edwards told NBC News: \u201cNobody played a bad guy better than Peter. But he also had, you know, a gentle side that most people never saw, and a heart as big as gold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"null\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">(L-R) Richard Jeni, Mike Werb, Peter Riegert, Chuck Russell, Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, and Peter Greene at the Academy Theater in Los Angeles, California, on July 28, 1994. Photo by Jan Jarecki\/WWD\/Penske Media via Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Edwards told the Daily News that Greene was set to star in a movie with Mickey Rourke that was due to start filming next year called Mascots, and had two other potential projects in the works. He called Greene&#8217;s death &#8220;a shock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Photo by Paul Bruinooge\/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/peter-greene-who-played-villains-zed-in-pulp-fiction-and-dorian-in-the-mask-dies-aged-60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Peter Greene has died aged 60. 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