Peter Greene, the actor famous for his performances in The Mask and Pulp Fiction, was found dead inside his apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York, on December 12, 2025. As more details emerge, Greene’s cause of death has become a widespread topic of speculation.
Greene’s longtime manager, Gregg Edwards, confirmed his death the following day. He recalled his final conversation with the late actor.
“He sounded okay … It was just a totally normal conversation,” Edwards told the New York Post. He noted that they had spoken on December 10 to discuss an operation that Greene had coming up. “He was a little nervous about the operation going in, but he said it wasn’t super serious. … He was talking about that and hoping that I was going to be okay and wishing me well as I was wishing him well.”
Here is what we know so far about Greene’s shocking death.
Greene, a Montclair, New Jersey, native, was known for playing villainous characters on screen. He was famous for playing Dorian Tyrell in The Mask and the security guard Zed in Pulp Fiction. His other popular films included Laws of Gravity, Clean, Shaven, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, The Usual Suspects, Kiss & Tell, Life on Mars and The Continental.
Greene’s most recent film performance was in the 2025 movie Beggarman, and he will appear in the 2026 film Clika posthumously.
The details surrounding Greene’s death are still unclear, but apparently, it was a disturbing scene. A neighbor told the New York Daily News that Greene was discovered “lying on the floor, facedown, facial injury, blood everywhere…” along with a handwritten note that read, “I’m still a Westie.” The term refers to the 1970s gang from Hell’s Kitchen, New York.
