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Peter Greene, best known for his role in Pulp Fiction, has died at the age of 60. The actor was found dead inside his apartment in New York City on December 12. His cause of death has not been confirmed. Greene was discovered in his Lower East Side apartment after a welfare check was carried out. Confirming his death\u00a0to The celebrity.land<\/a>, Greene’s manager Gregg Edwards said concerns were raised after music was heard playing from his apartment for more than one day with no response.<\/p>\n Police told the publication that Greene’s body was found unresponsive inside his home at “around 3:25 p.m” and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Edwards described the tragic news as a shock as he had spoken with the actor earlier in the week. Edwards, who was Greene’s manager for over 10 years, branded the star a “terrific guy”, adding: “Truly one of the great actors of our generation. His heart was as big as there was. I’m going to miss him. He was a great friend.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Green was born in Montclair, New Jersey, in October 1965, but didn’t decide to pursue a career in acting until his mid-20s. His first film role came in 1992, when he portrayed Jimmy in Laws of Gravity.<\/p>\n The following year, he earned critical praise for his leading role in the drama Clean, Shaven,\u00a0where he portrayed a man with schizophrenia suspected of murder.<\/p>\n Greene was best known for playing the sadistic security guard Zed in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic Pulp Fiction<\/a>. The same year, he starred as villain Dorian opposite Jim Carrey in The Mask<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody played a bad guy better than Peter,\u201d Edwards told New York Daily News. \u201cBut he also had, you know, a gentle side that most people never saw, and a heart as big as gold.\u201d<\/p>\n With close to 95 acting credits, Greene’s roles also included Blue Streak (1999), Ticker (2001), Training Day (2001), The Gentleman Bandit (2002), The Bounty Hunter (2010) and Tesla (2020).<\/p>\n Greene was set to begin production on an independent thriller titled Mascots alongside Mickey Rourke in January. He was also due to star in State of Confusion, a crime-drama written and directed by E.B. Hughes, set to begin filming in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n