# Remembering Peter Greene: The Unf

# Remembering Peter Greene: The Unforgettable Villain of 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask' Passes Away at 60 **In a shocking loss to Hollywood**, character actor Peter Greene – forever etched in cinephile memory as the menacing Zed from *Pulp Fiction* and the ruthless Dorian Tyrell in *The Mask* – was found dead in his New York apartment on December 12, 2025, at age 60.[1][2] The cause of death remains unknown, with no foul play suspected, as confirmed by police and his manager.[1] Greene's raw intensity defined 1990s cinema, where he specialized in chilling villains that stole scenes. Born Peter Green on October 8, 1965, he broke through with a Best Actor win at the 1994 Taormina International Film Festival for *Clean, Shaven*, portraying a man battling schizophrenia in a haunting performance.[1] That same year, he embodied Dorian Tyrell, the mafia kingpin whose green-faced showdown with Jim Carrey's Mask became iconic.[1][2] In Quentin Tarantino's *Pulp Fiction*, Greene's Zed – the sadistic security guard in a brutal rape scene involving Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) – delivered one of the film's most disturbing moments, capped by Bruce Willis' vengeful line, "Zed's dead, baby – Zed's dead."[1]

Peter Greene as the menacing Zed in *Pulp Fiction* (Miramax).[1]

Greene's career spanned other hits like *The Usual Suspects* (as Redfoot), *Under Siege 2*, *Judgment Night*, *Training Day* (a corrupt cop), *The Rich Man's Wife* with Halle Berry, and *The Bounty Hunter* opposite Jennifer Aniston.[1][2] In a 2011 interview, he revealed initially turning down the *Pulp Fiction* role due to its graphic content, comparing it to *Deliverance*, but Tarantino persuaded him by letting him tweak the scene.[1] His manager, Gregg Edwards, mourned him as "a terrific guy... Truly one of the great actors of our generation. His heart was as big as there was."[1] Yet Greene's life off-screen was turbulent. He battled heroin and cocaine addiction in the 1990s, facing arrests in 1998 and 2007 for drug possession, which even impacted film productions like *The Gentleman Bandit*.[2] Discovered unresponsive in his Lower East Side Manhattan apartment, his passing leaves fans reflecting on a talent too often typecast but undeniably magnetic.[1][2] What are your favorite Peter Greene moments? **Share in the comments below, drop a memory of his roles, or share this post to honor his legacy** – let's keep the conversation alive!
Citations
1.https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/peter-greene-death-pulp-fiction-b2883827.html
2.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Greene
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