"Nobody played a bad guy better than Peter. But he also had a gentle side that most people never saw, and a heart as big as gold. Edwards added: He was a terrific guy. Truly one of the great actors of our generation. His heart was as big as there was. I'm going to miss him. He was a great friend."
"When I got the script, I was thoroughly disappointed. The way it was written wasn't my cup of tea. If you ever saw Deliverance, you never saw the guy who took Ned Beatty and made him squeal like a pig' ever again, so I didn't think it was a great career move."
"Greene won the best actor prize at the 1994 Taormina film festival for his role in Lodge Kerrigan's Clean, Shaven, in which he played a man with schizophrenia. He later parlayed his success into roles in numerous films including The Usual Suspects, Under Siege 2 and Training Day alongside Denzel Washington."
Peter Greene was found dead at his New York City apartment at age 60; no cause of death has been disclosed and police reported no suspected foul play. Greene gained recognition for memorable villain roles, including Zed in Pulp Fiction and Dorian in The Mask. He won best actor at the 1994 Taormina film festival for Clean, Shaven, portraying a man with schizophrenia. His film credits include The Usual Suspects, Under Siege 2, Training Day, Judgment Night, The Rich Man's Wife, Blue Streak, and The Bounty Hunter. He is survived by a sister and a brother.
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