BREAKING NEWS'Pulp Fiction' Actor Peter Greene Found Dead at 60 in His New York City Apartment
'Pulp Fiction' star Peter Greene was found dead inside of his Lower East Side apartment on December 12.
Dec. 13 2025, Published 10:24 a.m. ET
Pulp Fiction star Peter Greene was found dead inside of his Lower East Side apartment on December 12. He was 60 years old.
His manager Gregg Edwards told the New York Post on Friday that he was found unresponsive at his home around 3:25 p.m.
Peter Greene Died in His NYC Apartment
The actor was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Mask actor was pronounced dead at the scene, according to his manager of a decade. Police suspect no foul play, and his cause of death has yet to be determined.
His neighbor claimed to the New York Daily News that his body was discovered on the ground. "Peter was lying on the floor, facedown, facial injury, blood everywhere," the individual said, with the publication adding that a handwritten note was also found in the home.
“He was a terrific guy,” Edwards noted of his longtime client. "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.”
His neighbor alleged that his body was discovered facedown on the floor.
Greene was about to be in the midst of production for a indie thriller feature with Mickey Rourke, titled Mascots.
Edwards noted that he informed the movie's director Kerry Mondragón of the star's passing, which made her burst into tears.
“They were very upset,” Edwards said.
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The Actor Was Known for the 1994 Films 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask'
The actor reportedly had a difficult reputation in Hollywood.
“He worked with so many amazing actors and directors,” he added. “He fought his demons but overcame them.”
Greene reportedly had a difficult reputation in Hollywood and wasn't the easiest to work with. However, he took his craft seriously and always wanted his acting to be just “right.”
Among Greene's other film credits included Laws of Gravity, Clean, Shaven, Blue Streak and Training Day. He famously played mobster Dorian Tyrell in the 1994 Jim Carrey flick The Mask and as psycho Zed in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
He often portrayed villains onscreen, and his personal life seeped into his work.
Greene suffered from heroin and cocaine addiction in the 1990s, and also attempted to commit suicide in 1996.
He often portrayed villains onscreen, and his personal life seeped into his work. He told Premier magazine in 1996 how he ran away from his Montclair, N.J., home at the age of 15. He began living on the streets of Manhattan, later turning to drug use and drug dealing.
He noted that he hid out in movie theaters while he was escaping dealers who were trying to kill him, which instilled a love of acting into him for the rest of his life.
