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Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965 – December 12, 2025) was an American character actor generally known for portraying villains. He was best known for his roles in the 1994 films The Mask, in which he played the main antagonist Dorian Tyrell, and Pulp Fiction, where he portrayed Zed, a sadistic security guard. He did not pursue a career in acting until his mid 20s. He initially landed several roles in cinema and television in the early 1990s. His breakthrough came in 1994-1995 with roles in Pulp Fiction, The Mask, Clean, Shaven, and The Usual Suspects. He often played villains such as in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Training Day, and martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior. He struggled with heroin and cocaine addiction in the 1990s. He was arrested for drug-related crimes multiple times. He worked with director Jordan Alan twice. Once on the film Kiss and Tell, a dark comic turn for the actor and then again 4 years later in The Gentleman Bandit (aka Gentleman B). After Greene's arrests in 1998 for drug-related crimes, Alan put the actor through rehab to get him through the second film and eventually, after coming upon Greene doing heroine with Mike Starr, he was forced to replace Greene's voice because of the vocal problems caused by drugs. Despite these problems, Mr. Alan vouched for Greene to producer Tobe Jaffe for the movie Blue Streak, in which he played Martin Lawrence's nemesis. He continued to mostly work as a character actor. He appeared in the short-lived television drama The Black Donnellys and in the opening scene of the premier of the FX series Justified. He also appeared as a policeman in Prodigy of Mobb Deep's video for "A,B,C's", as well as the focal character in House of Pain's video for "Fed Up". He died at his Lower East Side apartment in Manhattan, New York City, on December 12, 2025, at the age of 66. In February 2026, the cause of death was declared an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left axilla causing injury of the brachial artery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Peter Greene
Dougan
for Dougan in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993 Live Action)
Suggested by go77e
*rewritten for live action* In a Gotham gripped by crime and political maneuvering, high-profile mobsters are being murdered — each found at the scene of their death muttering the same thing: "It was the Batman." The killings begin with Chuckie Sol, a flashy crime lord ambushed in his garage by a ghostly, masked figure. Then Buzz Bronski, a thuggish enforcer, is dragged to his grave — literally — during a funeral. Fear ripples through Gotham’s old mob circles, especially among those once involved in a mysterious disappearance from years prior. Gotham’s press, led by ambitious city councilman Arthur Reeves, quickly blames Batman. As public opinion turns, Bruce Wayne is forced to reevaluate both his public image and his mission. Amid this storm, Andrea Beaumont returns to Gotham. Her arrival stirs up buried memories in Bruce: a time before the cowl, when love nearly pulled him away from vengeance. Flashbacks reveal their near-engagement — and her sudden, unexplained departure — which shattered Bruce and helped solidify his path as Batman. As Bruce investigates, he discovers the murdered gangsters — Sol, Bronski, and the now-terrified Salvatore Valestra — were all connected to Andrea’s father, Carl Beaumont, a financial adviser who vanished after embezzling from them. Desperate for protection, Valestra turns to a terrifying wildcard: the Joker, now living in isolation, his history as a former hitman for the mob buried under madness. When Valestra winds up dead with a smile carved across his face, Bruce begins to suspect Joker may be behind the original crime — but not these new murders. Eventually, Batman uncovers the truth: Andrea is the masked killer — the Phantasm — seeking revenge for her father’s murder, orchestrated years ago by the same mobsters she’s now hunting. Her vendetta spirals toward Gotham’s industrial district, where the Joker now resides in the ruins of the World’s Fair — a decaying monument to lost dreams that Andrea and Bruce once visited together. In a final confrontation, Andrea faces Joker, who gleefully admits to executing her father. She nearly kills him, but Batman intervenes — not to save Joker, but to stop Andrea from crossing the line he walks every night. She vanishes with Joker in an explosion, leaving behind only a locket and the final traces of a love that couldn’t survive the city. The film ends with Bruce, alone in the Batcave, silently reflecting. Alfred asks if he’s alright. Bruce doesn’t respond. In the distance, the Bat-Signal lights the sky — and Batman answers it.
