Peter Greene, the actor widely known for his roles as villains and criminals in cult films of the 1990s, died at the age of 60 after being found dead in his apartment on New York’s Lower East Side this Friday.
His representative and manager Gregg Edwards confirmed the death but did not provide a cause of death. The news initially attracted attention after it was published by the New York Daily News.
According to Edwards, the artist’s body was found after a doctor’s visit was requested because music was playing continuously in Greene’s apartment for more than 24 hours.
The representative who contacted the actor a few days ago remembered him fondly: “No one played a better villain than Peter.” Edwards added that Greene “also had a soft side that most people didn’t see and a big heart.”
Greene’s career was cemented thanks to his talent for embodying dark and complex characters. In 1994, he rose to Hollywood fame with two great performances: that of Zedthe raping security guard in Quentin Tarantino’s multi-award-winning film “Pulp Fiction,” and the one from Dorian Tyrellthe main rival of Jim Carrey’s character in The Mask. Both roles established him in the collective imagination as the archetype of the cinematic villain of his time.
In addition to these major commercial successes, Greene starred in the film Clean, Shaven (1993), in which his role as a schizophrenic man accused of murder was praised by critics for its physical and psychological demands. He New York Times He noted that Greene made his character “someone who is convincingly tortured and volatile.” Other notable appearances include his role as Redfoot in “The Usual Suspects” an important middleman who sets the central attack plan in motion.
He also took part in “Training Day” and played the detective Jeffa member of the corrupt brigade led by Denzel Washington. In one of this film’s most memorable scenes, Greene utters the phrase “Kiss me, darling” before pretending to be shot while wearing a bulletproof vest.
Greene was born on October 8, 1965 in Montclair, New Jersey and began his acting career at the age of twenty while living in New York. Greene leaves behind a brother and sister, his representative confirmed. In the 2000s and 2010s, Peter Greene continued to be active in the industry, participating in film and television productions.
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