Overview
- Greene was found unresponsive in his Lower East Side apartment around 3:25 p.m. Friday and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the NYPD and his manager.
- Longtime manager Gregg Edwards confirmed the death and praised Greene’s talent and character after a career spanning roughly 95 film and TV credits.
- Authorities say no foul play is suspected, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will make the final determination on the cause of death.
- Edwards said Greene had been set to begin filming the independent thriller Mascots with Mickey Rourke and had recently narrated the documentary From the American People: The Withdrawal of USAID.
- Neighbors’ reports of music prompting a wellness check and other scene details have been cited by some outlets but remain unverified by police; Edwards also noted Greene had planned surgery for a benign tumor near his lungs.