Peter Greene, the actor known for playing villains and criminals, including his role as Zed in “Pulp Fiction,” died at his New York City home Friday, his manager confirmed. He was 60.

Greene was found dead inside his Lower East Side apartment, manager Gregg Edwards confirmed. He did not disclose a cause of death.

His death was first reported by the New York Daily News.

Greene played the character Zed, a sadistic rapist security guard in the Quentin Tarantino film “Pulp Fiction,” and he also was known for the role of villain Dorian in the 1994 Jim Carrey movie “The Mask.”

Greene starred in the 1993 film “Clean, Shaven” in which he played a man with schizophrenia who is suspected in a murder and who at times self-mutilates.

The New York Times review said Greene’s performance turned the

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