Peter Greene, an actor best known for his role as the iconic villain Zed in “Pulp Fiction,” has died. He was 60 years old.
He died at his home in New York, his manager, Gregg Edwards, confirmed Friday. The cause of his death was not immediately released.
“He was just a great guy,” Edwards said. “Arguably one of the greatest actors on the planet; he’s worked with everyone.”
Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Greene landed some of his first starring roles in “Laws of Gravity” in 1992 and “Clean, Shaven” in 1993, according to IMDb.
In 1994, he played the memorable villain in Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction”, brought to torture the characters played by Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames. The same year, he played another main villain opposite Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz in “The Mask”.
Greene was working on two projects when he died, including a documentary about the federal government’s withdrawal of funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to Edwards.
“We’ve been friends for over a decade,” Edwards said. “Just the nicest man.”
