Pulp Fiction and The Mask star Peter Green dies aged 60
Tributes have poured out across social media after the death of actor Peter Green was announced
Peter Green - known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and The Mask - has died at the age of 60.
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The actor was found dead inside his apartment in New York City's Lower East Side in the late afternoon on Friday, December 12.
Greene's longtime manager, Gregg Edwards, confirmed the tragic news to The New York Post.
According to Edwards, music had been playing in the apartment for more than 24 hours, prompting a check on the artist’s condition. He also said he spoke with Green earlier this week.
Police told the New York Post that Greene's body was found unresponsive inside his residence at 'around 3:25pm'.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
While a cause of death has yet to be determined by the medical examiner, police do not suspect foul play.
Fans mourned the actor following the news of his passing, with one writing on X, that Greene was "One of Hollywood’s most memorable actors."
Greene, who also appeared in The Usual Suspects, was set to begin production in January alongside Mickey Rourke on an independent thriller titled Mascots.
Greene famously portrayed Zed, a violent serial killer, in Tarantino's classic 1994 film Pulp Fiction.
Peter Green was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on October 8, 1965.
He didn't begin acting until his mid 20s, and landed several film and television roles in the early 1990s. After a suicide attempt in March 1996, he sought treatment for his addictions, according to the profile.
Greene is survived by a sister and a brother.