Peter Greene, the actor known for playing villains and criminals, including in 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.

Greene's death was first reported by the New York Daily News.

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

“Nobody played a bad guy better than Peter,” Edwards said in a phone interview. “But he also had, you know, a gentle side that most people never saw, and a heart as big as gold.”

Edwards said he wa

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