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My Take
Peter Greene was the kind of actor who made the 1990s feel dangerous. Zed in Pulp Fiction, Dorian Tyrell in The Mask: he played men you instinctively backed away from, and he did it with an economy most leading men never learn. Character actors like Greene are load-bearing walls, invisible in the credits yet essential to the structure. His death in December 2025 closed a career that never got the retrospectives it deserved. My take is simple: every memorable hero of that era owed a debt to the menace Greene supplied, and film history should say so far more often than it does.
Overview
Peter Greene (né Green; May 10, 1959 – December 12, 2025) was an American actor. A character actor, he was generally known for portraying villains, corrupt police officers, and criminals. He began his acting career in 1990, landing small roles in television and film with his film debut being Laws of Gravity. He had major roles in Pulp Fiction, The Mask, and The Usual Suspects in 1994 and 1995.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peter Greene
- Name (Japanese)
- ピーター・グリーン (俳優)
- Reading
- ぴーたー・ぐりーん (俳優)
- Born
- October 8, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
- Origin
- Montclair, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.