Actor Peter Greene, known for playing villains in movies including Pulp Fiction and The Mask , has died. Greene was found dead in his apartment in New York City on Friday, his manager and friend, Gregg Edwards, told NPR. The cause of death was not immediately provided. He was 60 years old.

The tall, angular character actor's most famous bad guy roles were in slapstick and gritty comedies. He brought a hammy quality to his turn as Dorian Tyrell, Jim Carrey's nemesis in the 1994 superhero movie The Mask , and, that same year, played a ruthless security guard with evil elan in the gangster movie Pulp Fiction .

"Peter was one of the most brilliant character actors on the planet," Edwards said.

He went on to work steadily, earning dozens of credits in movies and on TV, such as the fe

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