Pulp Fiction actor Peter Greene found dead in New York apartment | Film

Actor Peter Greene, known for his roles in Pulp Fiction and The Mask, died at the age of 60.

He was found dead in his New York City apartment on Friday, his manager said, and the cause of death was not disclosed.

Police told the New York Post they do not suspect any foul play.

Greene spoke highly of the various villains he has played throughout his career, including his portrayals of rapist security guard Zed in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction and Dorian in the Jim Carrey film The Mask the same year.

“No one played a bad guy better than Peter. But he also had a kind side that most people didn’t see and a heart as big as gold,” his manager Gregg Edwards told NBC News.

Edwards added: “He was a terrific man. Truly one of the greatest actors of our generation. His heart was so big. I will miss him. He was a great friend.”

Greene won the best actor award at the 1994 Taormina film festival for his role in Lodge Kerrigan’s Clean, Shaven, in which he played a man suffering from schizophrenia.

He later made his success by appearing in many films with Denzel Washington, such as The Usual Suspects, Under Siege 2 and Training Day.

Greene’s other credits include the action film Judgment Night, the Halle Berry thriller The Rich Man’s Wife, Blue Streak, and the Jennifer Aniston action comedy The Bounty Hunter.

Born in Montclair, New Jersey, the actor leaves behind a sister and a brother.

In a rare interview in 2011, Greene admitted that she initially turned down the role in Pulp Fiction because of its content.

“I was completely disappointed when I received the script,” she told The Sissy Gamache Show.

“The way it was written wasn’t to my taste. If you watched Deliverance, you never saw the guy who took Ned Beatty and made him ‘squeal like a pig’, so I didn’t think it was a great career move.”

However, Tarantino continued to pursue her to take the role and eventually allowed Greene to change the scene to her preference.