Actor Peter Greene was found “lying face down” when the Police arrived at the scene and found him dead. A handwritten note was also found in his apartment.
The actor was found dead in his New York apartment on Friday, December 12. His longtime manager Gregg Edwards confirmed the tragic news to The New York Post.
According to the police, the actor’s body was found unconscious in the home around 3:25 p.m., and was declared dead on the spot.
A neighbor later stated that Peter’s body was discovered face down on the floor.
“Peter was lying face down on the floor, he had injuries to his face, there was blood everywhere…”the neighbor said, according to the Daily Mail.
The publication also reports that a handwritten note was found in the actor’s apartment, which allegedly contained the message “I’m still a Westie” (“I’m still a Westie“), an apparent reference to an Irish-American gang that operated in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood (New York) starting in the 1970s.
The cause of death has not yet been determined, with an autopsy to be performed, but police do not suspect foul play.
Manager Gregg Edwards also said he was informed that music had been playing in the actor’s apartment for more than 24 hours, which led to the request for an audit, according to the New York Daily News, the publication that first reported the death.
Edwards added that he had spoken with Greene earlier this week.
Peter Greene, who also starred in “The Usual Suspects,” was set to begin filming in January on an independent thriller, “Mascots,” opposite Mickey Rourke.
Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Peter Greene ran away from home at the age of 15 and lived on the streets of New York. Later, he ended up using drugs and eventually selling them, as he stated in an interview with Premiere magazine in 1996.
He didn’t start acting in films until his mid-20s, landing several film and television roles in the early 90s. Peter Greene was often cast in roles of unstable, violent or menacing characters.
After a suicide attempt in March 1996, he entered treatment for his addictions, according to his profile. In 2007, Peter Greene was arrested for possession of crack cocaine, according to the New York Daily News.
With nearly 95 appearances in film and TV productions, his filmography includes such titles as Laws of Gravity (1992), Clean, Shaven (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), The Mask (1994), Blue Streak (1999) and Training Day (2001).
The actor leaves behind a sister and a brother.
