Peter Greene's Cause of Death Revealed

The cause of death of Peter Greene, known for his work in “Pulp Fiction” and “The Mask," has been disclosed.

Greene, who passed away on December 12 at age 60, suffered a fatal accidental gunshot wound, it was revealed Wednesday.

He died from “a gunshot wound of the left axilla with injury of the brachial artery," according to records from the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The bullet entered his left armpit and caused major bleeding after damaging the artery supplying blood to his arm, elbow, forearm and hand. Greene’s death was ruled an accident.

The actor had been found dead in his apartment in New York’s Lower East Side on December 12, 2025. A neighbor reportedly called his landlord and the police to perform a wellness check after hearing music play non-stop in Greene’s apartment for several days.

Born on October 8, 1965, in Montclair, New Jersey, Greene made his screen acting debut in an episode of the short-lived 1990 NBC crime drama series Hardball and his feature debut in the 1992 film "Laws of Gravity," in which he starred opposite Edie Falco.

It was a fast rise from there. In 1993, Greene headlined the film "Clean, Shaven," which screened at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1994, he starred in two big movies. He played a villain, Zed, in Quentin Tarantino’s "Pulp Fiction," which won the Palme d’Or at that year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the main antagonist, Dorian Tyrell, opposite Jim Carrey in "The Mask".

Greene appeared in almost 100 films and TV shows, including “For Life,” “Chicago P.D.,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Justified,” “Life on Mars,” “The Black Donnellys,” “Tesla,” “City of Lies,” “Once Fallen,” “Permanent Midnight” and more. The upcoming drama “Clika” will include a posthumous performance by Greene.