Peter Greene, the actor who played memorable villains in \u201990s classics including Pulp Fiction and The Mask, has died at the age of 60.<\/p>\n
He was found unresponsive in his New York apartment on Friday (December 12), his manager confirmed to the New York Post<\/a>, with a cause of death to be determined. Police have said that no foul play is suspected.<\/p>\n Greene was most famous for his role as Zed, a sadistic, rapist security guard, in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino<\/a> classic. In the film, he holds captive characters Butch and Marcellus, played by Bruce Willis<\/a> and Ving Rhames.<\/p>\n The same year, he took home the Best Actor prize at the 1994 Taormina International Film Festival for his role in Lodge Kerrigan\u2019s 1993 Clean, Shaven, in which he played a man with schizophrenia who is a suspect in a murder.<\/p>\n Greene was also known for his iconic villain role as mafia kingpin Dorian Tyrell in The Mask, opposite Jim Carrey<\/a>, also released in 1994.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was a terrific guy,\u201d Greene\u2019s manager Gregg Edwards said in a statement. \u201cTruly one of the great actors of our generation. His heart was as big as there was. I\u2019m going to miss him. He was a great friend.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNobody played a bad guy better than Peter,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut he also had, you know, a gentle side that most people never saw, and a heart as big as gold.\u201d<\/p>\n