Cause of death revealed for Peter Greene, the 'Pulp Fiction' actor best known as villain Zed

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The cause of death for Peter Greene, a character actor known for playing villains in movies including “Pulp Fiction” and “The Mask,” has been revealed by New York City’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner.Police found Greene, 60, dead in his apartment Dec.12.

They didn’t suspect foul play.Entertainment & Arts Tom Noonan, the actor best known for playing villain Francis Dolarhyde in ‘Manhunter’ and the Ripper in ‘Last Action Hero,’ has died.

He was 74.His death was ruled an accident, the M.E.’s office said via email.Greene died from a “gunshot wound of left axilla with injury of brachial artery,” the office said.

In everyday English, that means he shot himself in his left underarm and injured a significant artery that starts in the shoulder and runs down to the elbow crease.Police found the character actor in his Lower East Side apartment, Deadline reported, after neighbors heard Christmas music playing for days and one of them called authorities and the landlord for a wellness check.Greene had a history of addiction, per the New York Post, and attempted suicide in the 1990s.

He was scheduled to go in for a procedure to remove a benign tumor near his lung on the day he was found, the outlet said.His manager had talked to him two days before he was found.

“He sounded OK … It was just a totally normal conversation.He was a little nervous about the operation going in, but he said it wasn’t super serious,” manager Gregg Edwards told the Post in December.

“He was talking about that and hoping that I was going to be OK and wishing me well as I was wishing him well.We’re good friends.

I love the guy.” Obituaries Duvall did not stand out for his movie star looks but for the intensity and depth he brought to the screen in such films as “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.”Greene’s best-known role was the villain Zed, who was brought...